Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Straw Barn at Cwm
Meifod, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1953
- Locality
- Cilmawr
- Community
- Meifod
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72256, -3.20444
- Cadw reference
- 7657
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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
Located on the SE side of the farmyard to Cwm, which lies immediately SW of the farmhouse.
Exterior
A straw barn of the later C19 Stone, with random slate roof. Five bays, consisting of high circular stone columns between end gable walls with short returns. Tie supported by a central post with long struts, has short queen strut and a single tier of purlins. Soffit of roof covering fully torched.
Reason for designation
Included as the finest example of this type of farm building in this part of Montgomeryshire.
Nearby in the register
- Cwm FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cil BachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont YsgawrhydTransportunder 1 mi
- Mile PostTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.