Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Shelter Shed at Blaentrothy
Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 October 2000
- Locality
- Blaenrothy
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Grosmont
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.89140, -2.91406
- Cadw reference
- 24168
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Approximately 4 km SW of Grosmont, at the end of a long farm track which runs W off the minor road between Greig Lodge and Cefn Clytha. The cartshed lies opposite the farmhouse at the uphill end of the farmyard.
History
Probably late C18 or early C19 shelter shed.
Exterior
Long back wall is rubble stone, the gables are stone to a height of approximately 2m. The roof and upper gables are corrugated sheet metal. Open fronted shelter shed of five bays, N bay is boarded. Timber posts carry the wall plate, the centre two have angle struts. Tie beam trusses.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the farmhouse and the listed farm buildings at Blaentrothy.
Nearby in the register
- Stable at BlaentrothyAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Barn at BlaentrothyAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Blaentrothy Farmhouse and attached Farm BuildingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Upper Kathlea (aka Upper Celliau)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.