Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn at Henllys
Llanfair Talhaiarn, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 30 January 1968
- Locality
- Henllys
- Community
- Llanfair Talhaiarn
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.21228, -3.63594
- Cadw reference
- 198
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Located to the N of Henllys farmhouse, on the opposite side of a farmyard.
History
Early C19 barn of white-washed stone with slated roof, dated on one truss 1812.
Exterior
Large off-centre entrance (to R) with cambered arch and rough-dressed voussoirs; modern boarded doors, externally hung. Vertical ventilation slits flank this in pairs in 2 tiers. Similar, opposing entrance to rear, with a later C19 rubble lean-to to the L; slated roof. The R gable has further paired vents in 4 tiers. A modern barn adjoins to the rear and a corrugated iron shed to the L gable. Weather-vane to L gable.
Interior
Four-bay roof with strutted king-post trusses, one with the carved date 1812 and the initials 'RE'.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a dated early C19 barn.
Group value with Henllys farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Henllys FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dovecote at GarthewinAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Chapel at GarthewinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- GarthewinDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.