Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn at The Great House
Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangua, Abergavenny, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, designated on 19 October 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 October 2000
- Locality
- Llangua
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Grosmont
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.92837, -2.88491
- Cadw reference
- 24179
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 215 Ross (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On steeply sloping ground on E side of minor road, some 500m S of the junction to Llangua on the A465. The barn lies opposite the farmhouse and encloses one side of farmyard.
History
A probably C18 corn barn. Many of the roof timbers are reused.
Exterior
Large C18 corn barn. S gable is rubble stone. N gable wall and both long walls are rubble stone to a height of about 2m, and timber framed above with external weatherboarding; corrugated metal roof. E front faces farmyard, off-centre doorways to threshing floor have C20 plywood doors. Each side of the doors the stone base walls have two vent slits; the upper wall is weatherboarded (to right) and faced with corrugated metal sheeting (to left). Far left is big metal sliding door. W elevation faces road: wall to left has stone base with corrugated sheeting to upper wall and C20 plywood barn doors; wall to right is entirely stone and has (l to r) metal door, reused 3+3 pane casement and 2-pane window. S gable has square barred opening to upper loft, and on ground floor a flat headed doorway. N gable has attached lean-to cowshed.
Interior
Seven bay corn barn. Box framed walls in two tiers. Six collar and tie beam trusses with queen posts and two tiers of purlins. S end lofted with transverse C20 blockwork partition to milking parlour.
Reason for designation
Substantial and well-preserved C18 corn barn. Group value with Great House and nearby Cider House.
Nearby in the register
- Cider House and Cowhouse at The Great HouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- The Great HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Barn at Monmouth CapAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Shelter Shed at Monmouth CapAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.