Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn and Cart-Shed range at Castell-du
Llanwnnen, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 20 December 1996
- Locality
- Llanwnnen
- Town
- Lampeter
- Community
- Llanwnnen
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.10061, -4.14675
- Cadw reference
- 18082
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated across upper NW end of farm-yard at Castell-du, facing SE.
History
Early C19 range of barn and lofted cart-shed, probably built after 1831 for Thomas Hughes. Marked on 1844 Tithe Map.
Exterior
Whitewashed rubble stone with slate roof. Long range with barn to left and lofted cart-shed to right. Barn has window with timber lintel to left, then broad ledged door with stone voussoirs to cambered head, and then vent loop. Cart-shed section to right has two cambered-arched cart entries with stone voussoirs and keystones. One 2-light loft window above and between. E end outside stairs to ledged loft door. Stone voussoirs. SW end has window with stone voussoirs. Structural crack NW. Rear has tall timber-lintel cart-entry to barn, part blocked, window to right and lean-to to left.
Interior
Barn section has loft on left, formerly on both sides. Seven pegged collar trusses and double purlins to roof.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good early C19 barn and cart-shed range, part of the estate farm group at Castell-du. Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding in W angle of Farmyard at Castell-duAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Range of Outbuildings on S side of farmyard at Castell-duAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Coach-house and stables at Castell-duDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to SW of Castell-duAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.