Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn above Dyfi Furnace
Ysgubor-y-Coed, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 23 November 2004
- Locality
- Furnace
- Town
- Machynlleth
- Community
- Ysgubor-y-Coed
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.53782, -3.94035
- Cadw reference
- 83255
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on slope behind the Dyfi Furnace, reached by footpath.
History
Large industrial storage barn built to store charcoal to fuel the Dyfi Furnace, built c. 1755. The furnace was sited in Wales although it used Cumbrian ore because of the availability of oak for charcoal. Shown in background of 1804 P.J. de Loutherbourg drawing of furnace.
Exterior
Barn, rubble stone with slate roof, large scale, built partly into bank. Uphill N side has centre doorway with cambered arch and stone voussoirs, and six ventilation slots under eaves. Right end has large door with timber lintel. Left end is built onto bedrock and has opening at ground level (loft level inside). Rear has six ventilation slots under eaves.
Interior
Large interior with bedrock exposed at left end. Five large tie-beam trusses each with four diagonal struts. No loft floor.
Reason for designation
Graded II* for its exceptional interest as a C18 industrial storage barn, on a large scale, well-preserved and an integral part of the Dyfi Furnace complex.
Nearby in the register
- Dyfi Blast Furnace and Charcoal StoreIronworksunder 1 mi
- Dyfi FurnaceIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Furnace House/ Ty FurnaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Furnace BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.