Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn at Penlan
Llanafanfawr, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pentre Llwyn Llwyd, Builth Wells, Llanafanfawr, Powys, designated on 12 January 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 12 January 2001
- Locality
- Pentre Llwyn Llwyd
- Town
- Builth Wells
- Community
- Llanafanfawr
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.16574, -3.49834
- Cadw reference
- 24513
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 196 Builth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located at right angles and to the NE of the house, the 2 attached by a small C20 lean-to.
History
Probably mid C19, a cart shed and granary added in the later C19.
Exterior
Three-bay barn facing E with cart shed and granary added to the N end. The barn is constructed of rubble stone under a corrugated iron roof with stone quoins. Central full-height entrance with planked double doors and flanking ventilation slits. To the R, the cart shed and granary is of stone under a slate roof with brick quoins. Open-fronted cart bay, with a planked door to the L leading to stairs. The granary is weather-boarded to the front with central loft hatch. C20 corrugated iron lean-to to rear partly obscuring barn. Low lean-to abutting S gable end (and backing onto the house), partly of blockwork.
Interior
The barn has a central wagon bay with low lofts to either side with boarded fronts, supporting open timber framing. The roof trusses have queen struts. There was formerly a low stone wall at the base of the rear door, so there was no through-passage. The doorway now leads into the rear lean-to. One of the planked doors is retained and there are flanking ventilation slits. Fixed to the ground in the lean-to is an iron ring, to which horses are said to have been tethered to operate a gin for threshing the corn.
Reason for designation
Listed as an agricultural building retaining its character, and for group value with Penlan.
Nearby in the register
- Penlan and attached byreDomesticunder 1 mi
- LlwyngwynDomestic1 mi
- Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-FelinStanding Stone1 mi
- Tower Hill Round BarrowRound Barrow2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.