Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn and attached Byre near Piercefield Stables
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 14 February 2001
- Locality
- Piercefield Park
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Chepstow
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.65803, -2.68582
- Cadw reference
- 24759
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
About 200m west of the ruins of Piercefield House situated behind the old (ruinous) stables.
History
A probably late C18 estate barn and byre built as a part of the home farmyard within the park of Piercefield House. For further history of the estate see Piercefield House.
Exterior
A barn constructed of sandstone rubble with a Welsh slate roof which only survives on the main yard elevation while the rear slope is plastic sheeted. The barn has central opposed doors with large gothic arches in gabled porches. The yard front still has the arch open, but on the rear it is blocked and has a small red brick framed doorway within it. Two tall slit vents on either side of the porches. Butting onto the east gable of the barn is a three bay byre with elliptically headed openings with red brick arches facing the yard. The slates have been stripped from the front slope but remain on the rear slope, which is otherwise featureless.
Interior
The interior could not be inspected closely but can be seen to have an unaltered five bay roof. The interior of the byre is featureless.
Reason for designation
Included as a late C18 estate barn which, despite damage, remains a significant component of this nationally important historic landscape and has group value with the adjacent walled garden and the ruins of Piercefield House.
Nearby in the register
- Dam and Retaining Walls of Pond by the Walled Garden at Piercefield ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walls of Walled Garden and attached Bothies and Cottage at Piercefield ParkDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ruins of Piercefield House, Left Hand or West PavilionDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ruins of Piercefield House (Central Block)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.