Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn at Gilar
Pentrefoelas, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tre Brys, Pentrefoelas, Conwy, designated on 23 June 1967.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 23 June 1967
- Locality
- Tre Brys
- Town
- Pentrefoelas
- Community
- Pentrefoelas
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.03457, -3.66518
- Cadw reference
- 77
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The barn stands on the E side of the farmyard, which lies on the E side of the N courtyard of the house.
History
Probably of C17 origin but extensively rebuilt or refitted in the C18 as part of the farm group serving Gilar.
Exterior
Built of local stone with slated roof. Five bays, with a full height cart opening to the fields to the E and a smaller door in the 2nd bay from the S. Irregularly placed slit ventilation openings.
Interior
Four queen-post trusses.
Reason for designation
Included as an unusually large barn associated with this important historic farm.
Nearby in the register
- GilarDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gatehouse at Gilar, with attached courtyard wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at GilarAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding at Plas IolynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.