Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dan y Banc Farm Buildings
Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pontyates, Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, designated on 16 October 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 16 October 1998
- Locality
- Pontyates
- Community
- Llanelli Rural
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74575, -4.20673
- Cadw reference
- 20542
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To the north of Dan y Banc farmhouse, 600 m south-west of the B4803, midway between Pontyates Bridge and Cynheidre.
History
One-period set of farm-buildings, laid out symmetrically. Probably late C18, perhaps contemporary with the new farmhouse.
Exterior
Symmetrical group of farm-buildings. Local rubble masonry, low arches over openings, slate roof of low pitch on simple tied trusses.
The centrepiece of the architectural layout is a threshing barn. Cowsheds are attached to the east head of the barn, forming a T layout, and further single storey wings are added to the ends of the cowsheds on the opposite side to the barn.
The barn has opposed doors of different heights; flagged floor between doors; ventilation slits in the walls. Its [south-] east gable elevation faces the yard and towards the house, and has a central door, with a pitching aperture above and a circular aperture near the apex. Modern roof structure. The attached cowsheds have low doors to the yard side and ventilation slits. The south return wing consisted originally of stables and cart-sheds. A large arched opening faced east and another north, both now walled up. The north return wing originally contained a shippon. Single storey wings have corrugated steel sheet roofs on original pegged trusses.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good set of regularly planned farm buildings attached to a small farm; minimally altered and accompanied by its original farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Dan y Banc farmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Milepost at PontyatesTransportunder 1 mi
- Milepost at CynheidreTransportunder 1 mi
- Remains of Blast Furnace at Pont HenryBlast Furnace1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.