Barn and attached cartshed and granary at Buckland Farm

Cadw's description

Location

To the rear of Buckland Farmhouse, each side of the barn fronting a farmyard. Buckland Farm is situated near the main park entrance to N of the house.

History

The barn is probably late C18 - early C19. This range appears with the farmhouse on the Tithe of 1841 whereas nearly all the other buildings are part of the later C19 expansion.

Farmhouse is C16-C17 in origin, remodelled later, particularly mid to late C19 as part of a model farm development. Previously called Wern y Berllan and appears as such and T shaped on Tithe map of 1841, together with a farm range mainly to rear which pre-dates the expansion. OS map 1889 shows development complete. Buckland House later Hall nearby was first recorded as a Jacobean Mansion c 1600 and was rebuilt for Roderick Gwynne c 1775. From mid C19 until its sale in 1935 Buckland was the property of the Gwynne Holford family. The house was rebuilt following a fire in 1898.

Exterior

Large barn of stone rubble with Welsh slate roof. Two tiers of ventilation slits now mostly blocked; opposing double plank doors. Attached mid E side is a lower 2 storey granary with 2 loft openings under eaves, former range of 3 wide elliptical arched cart sheds beneath, boarded doors to left, the others remodelled with arches filled in and stable doors and openings inserted. Gable end left has steps to granary at first floor level. Attached to barn on further side and adjoining the feed mill is a low wall for a shelter shed with wide doorway and small low rectangular tooled stone openings.

Interior

Barn has pegged collar and tie trusses and 3 rows of trenched purlins; stone flag threshing floor with stone kerbs.

Reason for designation

Included as an integral part of the especially well-preserved historic farm complex at Buckland

Group value with other listed farm buildings at Buckland Farm.