Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn and byre range at Pen-y-groes 3
Crumlin, Caerphilly, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 29 January 1999
- Locality
- Croespenmaen
- Community
- Crumlin
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67528, -3.16392
- Cadw reference
- 21266
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
Parallel and close to the rear of the farmhouse.
History
Probably C17-18. Buttress was added to shore up uneven structure in C20.
Exterior
Small rectangular farm range of limewashed stone rubble with stone tile roof and overhanging eaves. Large doorway to left under timber lintel, narrower doorway to right blocked and replaced by later cambered-headed doorway at end right; small triangular ventilator in gable end. Buttressed to left of main doorway.
Interior
Cowshed to right with hayloft over. Barn unit to left is open to roof which has pegged A-frame trusses and 3 rows of trenched purlins; flag floor.
Reason for designation
Included as an example of a small rural barn retaining much of its original character and for group value with the farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Pentref-y-GroesDomesticunder 1 mi
- PenrhiwlasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Barn at CroespenmaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cyncoed Farm CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.