Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cowshed at Hill Barn, Parkwall Farm
Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Parkwall, Chepstow, Caerwent, Monmouthshire, designated on 10 October 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 10 October 2000
- Locality
- Parkwall
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Caerwent
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61558, -2.72131
- Cadw reference
- 24115
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 250 Chepstow (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1905 · 250 Chepstow (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
About 500m north west of the Parkwall roundabout on the A48 approached through Parkwall Farm.
History
A mid C19 cowshed of characteristic regional type, built for Broadwell Farm but now a part of Parkwall Farm. The building is not shown on the tithe map.
Exterior
The cowshed is constructed of local squared grey limestone rubble with a pantiled roof. It has an open 7-bay front supported on cylindrical stone columns; the gable and rear walls are blind.
Interior
Open interior with a 7-bay roof with principal rafters with ties, single tiers of staggered purlins, narrow ridge piece; the rafters and battens all complete. The timbers are machine sawn.
Reason for designation
Included as part of an unaltered example of a mid C19 outfarm now very rare in the area, and for its group value with the adjacent barn. These cowsheds are a characteristic type but few unaltered examples survive.
Nearby in the register
- Hill Barn at Parkwall FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Boundary Wall of St Pierre HotelDomesticunder 1 mi
- Portskewett Gates and Gatepiers at St PierreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Runston Medieval Village Site & Runston ChapelDeserted Medieval Villageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.