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Barn with attached L-shaped range at Penlan

The Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Penlan, The Vale of Grwyney, Powys, designated on 19 November 1998.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Barn with attached L-shaped range at Penlan, The Vale of Grwyney, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Date of designation
19 November 1998
Locality
Penlan
Community
The Vale of Grwyney
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.87223, -3.08851
Cadw reference
20889

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

On W side of house, which is situated approximately 1.3km SE of Llanbedr church.

Probably C18 barn, with the roof renewed C19.

Barn of rubble sandstone and restored stone tile roof. Renewed double full-height boarded doors to cart passage R of centre are flanked by ventilation slits. To the L is a renewed boarded door under a timber lintel. Loft opening in L gable end. The rear cart passage doorway has inserted glazing and boarding below, and is flanked by ventilation slits. Further R is a small opening. The R gable end has a lean-to with slate roof attached to cart shed. The cart shed forms one arm of a lately restored L-shaped range, the other arm consisting of farm buildings lately converted to a dwelling. Consisting of rubble stone walls and restored stone tile roof.

The barn has a 6-bay roof of king posts with raking struts. The cart shed has a similar roof.

Included for group value with Penlan house.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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