Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cartshed, Barn, Byre and Shed at Hendre Ddu
Llangernyw, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangernyw, Abergele, Conwy, designated on 17 March 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 17 March 1999
- Locality
- Llangernyw
- Town
- Abergele
- Community
- Llangernyw
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18202, -3.68121
- Cadw reference
- 21489
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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
Situated SE of the farmhouse. Hendre Ddu stands to the N of a minor road 20m E of the A548, approximately 1.25km S of Llangernyw village centre.
History
Probably built in earlier C19, coeval with farmhouse.
Exterior
U-shaped range of vernacular farm buildings on N side of yard; 2-storey cartshed to W, barn to N and byre to E. Built of local stone random rubble with repairs in brick. Welsh slate gabled roofs with oversailing slate verges and exposed purlin ends. Three-bay open fronted cartshed facing yard with segmental stone arches on square piers; two windows to loft above; freestanding rubble wall to S. Barn with enlarged near storey height C20 opening with steel lintel on left; to E doorway with segmental stone arch and stone ashlar jamb on left side; brick pier and later opening to right. Single storey byre with central projecting gable with segmental-headed opening on E elevation. Four-bay single storey shed attached to E gable of barn.
Interior
Complete inspection of interiors not possible at time of resurvey. Cartshed and threshing barn have open rafter roofs with through purlins and kingpost trusses.
Reason for designation
Included as an example of largely unaltered early C19 improved farm buildings which form part of a complete farmstead group at Hendre Ddu.
Nearby in the register
- Farmyard ranges at Hendre DduAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Hendre DduAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pont SylltuTransportunder 1 mi
- MilestoneCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.