Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn/Cowhouse at Plas Glan-yr-Afon
Waunfawr, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Plas Glan-yr-Afon, Waunfawr, Gwynedd, designated on 29 May 1968.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 29 May 1968
- Locality
- Plas Glan-yr-Afon
- Community
- Waunfawr
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11421, -4.23673
- Cadw reference
- 3811
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 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on the south side of the farmyard at Plas Glan-yr-Afon.
History
Late C17 barn with cowhouse on one side and lean-to to other added in mid-C19.
Exterior
3-bay barn aligned roughly north-south with lean-to attached to west long wall and lower cowhouse, flush with the north gable end, projecting to the east. Roughly coursed rubblestone, more tightly jointed to barn; slate roofs. North gable end of barn has central doorway flanked by tall rectangular window openings and a central pitching door to upper level. Cowhouse has 2 stable doors to front and small window in corner next to barn.
Interior
Barn has 2 large pegged A-frame trusses with ties apparently cut off near ends. Doorway to back wall and another in left wall leading to cowhouse, which has C19 A-frame truss roof.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved late C17 small barn, with mid-C19 cowhouse attached, forming a good group with the other buidings at Plas Glan-yr-Afon.
Nearby in the register
- Stables/Bothy at Plas Glan-yr-AfonAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plas Glan-yr-AfonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement in Coed Glan-yr-AfonEnclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Tyddyn y GwyddDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.