Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Haybarn at Geufron
Bryn-Crug, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bryn Crug, Gwynedd, designated on 15 August 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 15 August 2000
- Locality
- Bryn Crug
- Community
- Bryn-Crug
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.61294, -4.04315
- Cadw reference
- 23891
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 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 149 Barmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Geufron farm is perched on the S facing slope of Foel Wyllt, NE of Bryn Crug village, and is reached by a farm road off the B4405.
History
Probably built by the Peniarth Estate in the mid to later C19 .
Exterior
Built of small slate rubble laid in lime, with a slate roof. Three bays, tall rectangular piers between end gable walls. The N gable wall has a pitching opening, and 5 slit vents in the S gable end wall.
Interior
Softwood tie beam trusses with raking struts, supporting two tiers of purlins and the soffit of the roof is torched. Vertical iron bolts tie the foot of each principal rafter to the tie beam.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine C19 open-sided hay barn built within the local tradition.
Nearby in the register
- GeufronDomesticunder 1 mi
- Farm buildings at DolaugwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- DolaugwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lofted farm building at Glan-y-morfaAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.