Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cow Byres and external stone stair at Plas yn Blaenau
Llangernyw, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pandy Tudur, Abergele, Llangernyw, Conwy, designated on 17 March 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Miscellaneous
- Date of designation
- 17 March 1999
- Locality
- Pandy Tudur
- Town
- Abergele
- Community
- Llangernyw
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.16690, -3.69283
- Cadw reference
- 21465
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The byres stand in a row of farm buildings built into rising ground below the farmhouse. The buildings are parallel with and approximately 20m E of the farmhouse, with garden between.
History
C18 or early C19 cow byres built in two phases, the N byre probably the earlier.
Exterior
Two adjoining 2-storey vernacular buildings, orientated N-S, built into a storey- height change of ground level. Cow byres entered on E side from yard level. Living accommodation on upper floor entered on W side from the higher garden level. Built of colourwashed local stone rubble with slobbered mortar. S gable partly built of brick. Gabled slate roof with clayware ridge. The S byre has a shallow outshot roof to the W and slating laid in diminishing courses. To the E, the S byre has a central entrance with shallow semi-eliptical stone arch, and a bipartite 2/2 pane sash window on the same axis to the upper level. N byre has an off-centred entrance with segmental arch and two symmetrically positioned casement windows above. Boarded door to upper floor from garden on W side. A flight of stone stairs rise from the yard to the garden level against the N gable wall.
Interior
Open rafter roof with through purlins and trusses with raking struts, similar to farmhouse. Domestic type fireplaces. Framed hardwood floor structure over byre.
Reason for designation
Included as an example of C18 or early C19 farm building with unusual arrangement of living accommodation above byre. Of group value with other listed farm buildings and with farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Plas yn BlaenauDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cow Byre and Mill at Plas yn BlaenauMiscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Hendre BlaenauDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont Ty'n-y-ddolTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.