Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Agricultural Range to N of Ciliau
Painscastle, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 25 October 2001
- Locality
- Llandeilo Graban
- Community
- Painscastle
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07796, -3.30274
- Cadw reference
- 25844
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Immediately to N of Ciliau, forming 2 sides of yard.
History
The greater part of the range is C18, possibly contemporary with work on the house in 1709; cart shed extension to E bears date 1816.
Exterior
L-plan range of agricultural buildings in stone; corrugated roof covering. Barn aligned E-W, and attached stable/cowshed range (N-S) to W. Barn has 2 large doorways facing S; ventilation slits. To R, later cartshed block (under restoration at time of inspection), 2 storeys, stone steps up to doorway, window to R, broad cart entrance to R of steps; window in gable end. Block at right angles has 2 windows at upper level; on ground floor, window, to L, and 4 doorways.
Interior
Barn of 7 bays, collar-and-tie-beam roof trusses, hipped roof at W end; 2 threshing floors. At E end of this range, later cartshed block. Boarded partition between barn and cowhouse/stable range of 6 bays with similar trusses.
Reason for designation
Substantial C18 agricultural range retaining its character. Group Value with Ciliau to S.
Nearby in the register
- CiliauDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn/cowhouse block at Garth-fawrAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Twyn y Garth GunCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Twyn y Garth Round BarrowsRound Barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.