Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn at Greenhill Farm
Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 21 October 1998
- Locality
- Gaer
- Community
- Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.89068, -3.20990
- Cadw reference
- 20668
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
NE of farmhouse, at a junction of minor roads between Gaer and Felindre.
History
Probably C18 and earlier than the present Greenhill Farm.
Exterior
Small barn of rubble stone with gabled roof, the front slope of slate with stone tiles behind. Under a canopy supported on wooden brackets are central full-height boarded doors to the wagon bay. The doorway is flanked by vent strips. The L gable end has a triangular breather below the apex and a boarded loft opening. The R gable end has a similar breather and an added corrugated iron lean-to. The rear wall has a doorway offset to L under a timber lintel.
Interior
Not inspected at time of survey (January 1998).
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Greenhill Farm.
Nearby in the register
- Greenhill FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Roman Fort at Pen y GaerFortunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-gaer Roman Vicus, CwmduVicusunder 1 mi
- Stable and Cart Shed at Middle GaerAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.