Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Timber-framed Agricultural Building at Pistyll-Gwyn
Cyffylliog, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 17 June 1999
- Locality
- Bont-uchel
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Cyffylliog
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10344, -3.37463
- Cadw reference
- 21874
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located towards the eastern boundary of the community, approximately 0.5km SW of Bont-uchel; sited within the farmyard on a slight rise to the N of a lane running SW from Bont-Uchel; adjoining a range of converted brick cart bays to the N.
History
Late C16 or early C17 two-bay box-framed agricultural building, probably originally a barn, with later (perhaps C18) weather-boarding surviving in part. A single bay rubble extension was added to the rear, probably in the C18; both sections were given corrugated iron roofs (and, in part, sides), earlier this century.
Exterior
Two-bay box-framed agricultural building with further, additional rubble bay adjoining to the W. The primary section has (original) rubble lower walls to the N and S sides, as well as to the W gable end. The former rise to a height of approximately 1m, the gable wall rising to wall-plate height; above this the timber-framed construction survives 95% complete, though it is externally clad in corrugated iron, as is the roof. The E gable is fully timber framed and retains old horizontal weather-boarding (applied externally) to much of its surface; some similar weather-boarding survives to the S wall of the western bay, beneath the corrugated iron sheeting. Entrances to the N (farmyard) side at L, and to the S in the centre, the former retaining the top section of an old boarded stable door, the latter boarded shut. The rubble additional bay has a slightly shallower roof pitch and has an entrance to the L (facing the farmyard) with pegged oak frame and boarded stable door.
Interior
Beaten earth floor to primary section, with central truss of tie-beam and raking-strut type, the tie-beam showing evidence of having formerly had a partition below; queen post truss to rear gable (dividing primary from additional section). Prominent construction marks to framing.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a scarce regional example of a late C16 or early C17 timber-framed barn.
Nearby in the register
- Bont-uchelTransportunder 1 mi
- Bridge to E of Bont-uchel ChapelTransportunder 1 mi
- Y Garth CampEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Pyllau-ClaiDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.