Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
East farmyard range at Bryn-rhos
Penllergaer, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penllergaer, Swansea, designated on 30 April 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2002
- Locality
- Penllergaer
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Penllergaer
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66134, -3.99552
- Cadw reference
- 26499
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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the E side of the farmyard at Bryn-rhos, just E of the A483 some 1.7 km S of junction 47 on the M4 motorway.
History
Earlier to mid C19 outbuilding, one of 3 around the farm courtyard at Bryn-rhos, a Penllergare estate farm. All originally were whitewashed and had hipped roofs, replaced with gabled roofs in late C19 probably. This range was cowshed, the dove openings on the S end matching those on the building opposite.
Exterior
Outbuilding, rubble stone with slate roof, two storeys outside but full-height within, 7 bays with stone voussoirs to all openings. 7 doors below, the 4th altered to a window and 5th blocked. 7 windows above, but only 3 opening, in even bays, and these have metal casements. S end wall has blocked unusual dovecote with round opening in centre within a ring of raised stone, and 6 blocked small openings with shelf below positioned around in hexagon. N end has door to feed passage to left. End gables are added, difference in stonework.
Interior
Interior has collar-truss roof with structure of former hipped ends remaining. Single cow-shed in all but last bay, walled off as dovecote each end.
Reason for designation
Included as part of a little-altered C19 estate farm group, a very rare survival in the region.
Nearby in the register
- North farmyard range at Bryn-rhosAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Bryn-rhosDomesticunder 1 mi
- West farmyard range at Bryn-rhosAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Penllergaer orchideous houseGarden Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.