Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cow house at Hirfron Farm
Nantmel, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Carmel, Nantmel, Powys, designated on 28 February 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 28 February 2005
- Locality
- Carmel
- Community
- Nantmel
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.28667, -3.39164
- Cadw reference
- 84116
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 179 Rhyader (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the N side of the farmhouse.
History
Dated 1848 and shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A lofted rubble-stone cow house with corrugated iron roof. It has 6 doorways, of which the R-hand is blocked, with segmental stone heads with voussoirs and drip moulds. Two split boarded doors have survived at the L end. The loft has 4 ventilation strips, 2 shuttered openings and L of centre a diamond panel with date inscription. Added ranges are against the L gable end and rear. The R gable end has a segmental-headed loft opening and an inserted doorway below it.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a fine mid C19 cow house and as part of a strong farm group at Hirfron.
Nearby in the register
- HirfronNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Multi-purpose farm range at Hirfron FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Detached farm range at Hirfron FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Carmel Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.