Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pen-y-Bryn Barn
Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 13 October 1966
- Locality
- Penmachno
- Community
- Bro Machno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.03626, -3.81048
- Cadw reference
- 5908
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 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
To N of and at a right angle to farmhouse.
Exterior
C17 barn in roughly coursed slabs of slate rubble, quality of masonry higher on long side facing house. Some slabs carry inscribed 'R' or reversed 'R'. Steeply-pitched gable ends with kneelers. Slate roof covering. Ventilation slits in long sides have deep splays to interior. Each long side has asymmetrically placed broad doorway with segmental arch of long slate voussoirs with slate hoodmould on corbels above. Each doorway has double doors of broad planks with iron strap hinges (some original); on NE side R door of pair is repaired original with old graffiti including 'R' and reversed 'R'. NW gable end has central low doorway (to cattle stalls), also with long thin voussoirs to segmental arch. Three ventilation openings towards apex of gable. Long side away from house has later small door set at eaves.
Interior
Five bays: original roof structure of 4 trusses with collars and tie-beams and trenched purlins. Threshing floor of slate slabs (not original?), otherwise barn floored in probably original slabs or cobbles. NW end has timber cattle stalls divided from barn by plank and muntin partition, loft over, cobbled floor.
Reason for designation
Graded II* as one of most complete early barns in region.
Group value with Pen-y-Bryn farmhouse.
Scheduled Monument Cadw Ref No 4/1342/Cn 139.
Nearby in the register
- Barn N of Pen-y-BrynBarnunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-Bryn Farmhouse & attached Agricultural RangeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bethania ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St TudcludReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.