Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn to N of Methlem
Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 19 October 1971
- Locality
- Rhydlios
- Community
- Aberdaron
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.83870, -4.71227
- Cadw reference
- 4251
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
Situated on W side of road from Carreg to Llangwnadl, about 100m N of junction with road to Rhydlios at Methlem.
History
Field barn said to be C18, but exact date uncertain. Marked on the 1844 Tithe Map, when Methlem was owned by David White Griffith, occupied by Robert Evans.
Exterior
Barn, uncoursed rubble stone masonry with large stones at angles and in lower parts of walls. Massive lintels, over wide doorways, one each side, with projecting stones in jambs and flanking vent loops. Door on W side is blocked. Steep roof formerly of old small slates, now corrugated iron. N end has tall door (former loft door, cut down and steps removed) with rough stones to jambs and 2 vent loops. S end has projecting stones.
Interior
Not available for inspection, said to have had timber inner lintels to windows and hewn roof trusses and purlins, possibly since replaced.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved barn of possibly early date, suggested by the rough masonry and steep roof.
Nearby in the register
- CilyradwyDomesticunder 1 mi
- Site of St Merin's ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Carreg PlasDomesticunder 1 mi
- PenyborthDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.