Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn at Rhiwerfa
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 10 April 2000
- Locality
- Abertrinant
- Town
- Tywyn
- Community
- Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.63693, -3.98251
- Cadw reference
- 23200
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Rhiwerfa lies on level ground at high level on the NW side of the narrow valley of the Afon Fathew, and is reached by a steep farm road from the B4405, by Milepost 6 miles from Tywyn.
History
The three farm buildings at Rhiwerfa are set parallel with their E gable ends aligned on the farm road. They were probably all built in the mid C19, with the barn at the N, the cowhouse at the centre, and the shorter carthouse at the S.
Exterior
Built of coursed slate rubble on boulder foundations, with a slate roof between raised gables. The barn has opposed small central cartways with ashlar blue slate lintels, one now blocked on the N side, and two tiers of slit ventilation openings each side, with a further three in the end gable. Four inconspicuous roof lights at the upper (W) end.
Interior
Not accessible at the time of inspection.
Reason for designation
Included as an unusually well preserved barn of the mid C19, a major element in a group of farm buildings planned as a series of parallel ranges, a fine example of a type of farm layout which is characteristic of this area.
Nearby in the register
- Cowhouse at RhiwerfaAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Carthouse and granary at RhiwerfaAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Mile MarkerTransportunder 1 mi
- Mile MarkerTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.