Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Outbuilding at Berthlwyd
Ystradfellte, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nedd Fechan Valley, Aberdare, Ystradfellte, Powys, designated on 14 October 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 14 October 2005
- Locality
- Nedd Fechan Valley
- Town
- Aberdare
- Community
- Ystradfellte
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80723, -3.57831
- Cadw reference
- 85434
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Just W of the farmhouse at Berthlwyd.
History
Outbuilding range, earlier C19, with barn to upper end and lofted stable and cow-house below.
Exterior
Outbuilding range, rubble stone with slate roof. Barn at upper end has full height double doors, one loop and an added lean-to to right of doors, one loop and C20 brick lean-to to left. Beyond is door between two windows, probably originally a stable, the windows casement pairs with louvred top lights. Finally two doors alternated with two windows, the window heads at different heights. Doors have oak lintels, the two windows C20 metal glazing. Square loft door over first door. Left end gable has three loops high up.
Interior
Barn at upper end has four tie-beam trusses, with rough tie-beams, principals pegged at apex. Internal opening in stone wall to lofted lower part. Lower part has collar trusses to roof. Cow-house in centre, combining former stable with door and window to left, then wood partition to lower end stable with door and window.
Reason for designation
Included as a good regional example of a long outbuilding range, of group value with Berthlwyd.
Nearby in the register
- BerthlwydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dyffryn NeddEnclosureunder 1 mi
- Gelli-nedd HillfortHillfortunder 1 mi
- Plas-y-darrenDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.