Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Barn range at Glandwr
Felin-Fach, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandefaelog-tre'r-graig, Brecon, Felin-Fach, Powys, designated on 31 March 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 31 March 2005
- Locality
- Llandefaelog-tre'r-graig
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Felin-Fach
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.96659, -3.26528
- Cadw reference
- 84303
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Opposite the farmhouse at Glandwr some 1.5km SE of Tredomen.
History
Long range of outbuildings opposite Glandwr, an altered C17 house, one of the best outbuilding ranges in the region. Memorial to Thomas Vaughan of Glandwr, died 1792, in Llanfilo church. Marked on 1842 Tithe map as owned by the Hon. Frances Hanley, farmed by Rees Jones, with 275 acres (111.3 hectares).
Exterior
Outbuilding range, whitewashed rubble stone, with slate roof. Two storeys. Long facade with four catslide dormers with boarded doors, all over first floor openings. From left: a cambered headed stable door between two small windows, with square opening above with thin timber lintel under big catslide dormer. Two doors with timber lintels, the second with long loft opening above, also with thin timber lintel under big catslide dormer. Then broad ground floor opening with timber lintel and double boarded doors. Then three door s with timber lintels and a vent loop to right, these under five broad boarded openings with 4 rubble piers between, the second and fourth openings are immediately under catslide dormers (though dormers are half width of loft openings. Fifth loft opening has no right pier but is immediately against side of full-height double barn doors. Another vent loop to right, but no upper openings.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic interest as a particularly well-preserved agricultural range combining several functions including stable and barn.
Nearby in the register
- Llandefaelog-tre'r-graigDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn range opposite Llandefaelog-tre'r-graigAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- St MaelogReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Barn range opposite St MaelogAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.