Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn at Pentre
Llanfechain, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 28 January 2004
- Locality
- Pentre
- Community
- Llanfechain
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76897, -3.22703
- Cadw reference
- 82418
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
At the the north-west side of Pentre, on the other side of the access drive.
History
Probably C16.
Exterior
Timber-framed walls on a rough stone plinth, with recent external boarding. Three large struts have been fixed to the south side. Graded random slate roof with tile ridge.
The barn has a three-bay box-framed extension to the east with a lower roof height, in similar materials. The extension has one roof light.
Interior
A four-bay plan with three-bay addition at east. One cruck frame survives at the east end of the main range of this barn, with tie-beam, collar and yoke but no decorative features. The remainder of the timber framing is box-framed. Old purlins and rafters; parged slates.
Reason for designation
A fine timber-boarded barn with random slate roof and including one surviving cruck frame, listed also for group value with Pentre farmhouse.
Nearby in the register
- PentreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty-Coch TalwrnDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bodynfoel HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old Barn at Hendre, BodynfoelAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.