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Cartsheds with Loft at Garthgynan
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 May 2001
- Locality
- Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
- Community
- Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.08835, -3.28151
- Cadw reference
- 25213
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
South east of Garthgynan farmhouse, across farm lane.
History
Probably C18 or early C19.
Exterior
An open-fronted cartshed of four bays with loft facing east, in axe-dressed local limestone with some sandstone; the upper part of the wall at front is in sandstone. Slate roof with tile ridge and remnant of weathervane. Each bay has a low elliptical arch in dressed sandstone and on the same centreline a loft hatch just below eaves. Each loft hatch has double shutters behind a gauze screen and a cambered stone arch.
Wide exterior staircase against the south gable wall with parapet; boarded loft door with cambered brick arch.
Small wooden dovecote at centre.
Interior
The roof structure is in four bays with king-post trusses. A large pulley wheel remains in situ centrally. Part of the loft floor is lost.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Garthgynan farmhouse and with other listed buildings of the grounds and farmyard.
Nearby in the register
- Smithy at GarthgynanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cottage and Brewhouse at GarthgynanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Garden Walls with Privy, Pavilion and Cottage at GarthgynanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Granary at GarthgynanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.