Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cart Shed at West Aberthaw Farm
St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 3 September 2004
- Locality
- West Aberthaw
- Town
- Barry
- Community
- St. Athan
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.39222, -3.40529
- Cadw reference
- 83113
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
A part of the farmyard group about 50m west of West Aberthaw Farmhouse.
History
An early/mid C19 cart shed which remains as built. It seems to be shown on the Tithe Map of 1839.
Exterior
The building is constructed of roughly coursed local lias limestone rubble with blue lias blocks curved on either side of the cart opening, Welsh slate roof. The opening faces east, is full width, and has the roof hipped over it. Plain side walls, the rear gable abuts the barn but is built separately from it.
Interior
Three bay queen strut roof with iron reinforcement on the struts.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a part of a very complete C19 Vale farmstead group.
Nearby in the register
- Bullhouse (Old Chapel) at West Aberthaw FarmReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Heavy Horse Stable at West Aberthaw FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Barn at West Aberthaw FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall of West Aberthaw FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.