Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
U-plan farm ranges to SE of Parc-y-Justice
Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llaniltern, Pentyrch, Cardiff, designated on 31 January 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 31 January 2000
- Locality
- Llaniltern
- Community
- Pentyrch
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.51640, -3.30282
- Cadw reference
- 22830
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the hillside set above the drive to the main house.
History
Probably early C19. The farm housed horses for the Plymouth Estate.
Exterior
Farm ranges comprising 3 sides of a rectangle. Of local stone rubble with some brick dressings, some Welsh slate roof, other corrugated. Centre low range faces S and has 6 stables, replaced roof; to rear small rectangular openings under stone lintels with stone sills. To left a range comprising long ground floor area undivided in length but with wall and timber partitions to side; access to loft by internal stairs and also externally at first floor level because of raised ground to N; open lower end covered with corrugated sheeting. To rear roof extends low over the single storey wing entered by a doorway with moulded surround; Welsh slate roof retained and tooled voussoirs to the first floor openings. To right and attached to the stable range a small high Vale barn with plinth, porches each side, high double doors to E and a smaller porch on inner W side both with single-pitched roofs, arched doorways with lintels; 2 tiers of ventilation slits part blocked; formerly rendered; Welsh slate roof retained. Attached at outer gable end is a low range of 5 stables with replaced roof, double at end and with further cross ranges to rear flanking barn; some have drainage holes at base.
Interior
E range, possibly former cowshed, has loft of 5 bays and king-post roof.
Reason for designation
Included as an unusually extensive range in prominent position including a little altered Vale barn, for group value with the farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Parc-y-JusticeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Loggia at Craig-y-parc and attached terrace walls and stepsGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Garden terrace and steps at Craig-y-parcGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Craig-y-parc HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.