Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn and attached wall at Gelmast
Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 February 1998
- Locality
- Cwmystwyth
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Pontarfynach
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.36477, -3.79854
- Cadw reference
- 19380
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
On W side of farmstead at Gelmast, defining W side, and S wall of farmstead.
History
Part of Thomas Johnes' experimental farm of c1807-7, forming the W side of a 3-sided farm-court. The late C19 OS map shows some kind of link building between N end of barn and W end of the range with the farmhouse. The barn roof was replaced in C20 after a fire.
Exterior
Stone barn with corrugated roof. Walls have small square ventilation holes, two rows on E, facing yard, and one on W. E side is obscured by a later addition in corrugated iron, original door within to left. N gable has boarded door and loading door above. W side has large barn door to centre. S end has door with concrete lintel. At right angles, to S, stone boundary wall of farmyard drops down from circa 3m to circa 1.5m; gatepier at E end. The wall encloses the S side of the yard, with the similar wall attached to the cow-house opposite.
Interior
Five bays, with modern softwood trusses.
Reason for designation
Listed as integral part of Thomas Johnes' experimental farm at Gelmast. Group value with other listed buildings on site.
Nearby in the register
- Gelmast Farm including attached dairy and cowhouse, cartshed and stable, and yard wall.Agriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- The Jubilee ArchCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Bwlch-yr-Oerfa SettlementGrangeunder 1 mi
- Hafod LodgeEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.