Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cartshed and Cidermill at Upper Bettws Farm
Clyro, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bettws, Clyro, Powys, designated on 5 August 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 5 August 1991
- Locality
- Bettws
- Community
- Clyro
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.11130, -3.13659
- Cadw reference
- 9360
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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)
- 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 · 197 Hay (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set back at the west end of the farmhouse, adjoining the northern corner of the extreme left hand cross range. Facing south.
Exterior
Possibly C17 origins to the cidermill and C19 enlargement to taller cartshed; rubble construction with stone tile roofs, hipped to left end of cartshed and partly replaced in corrugated iron to rear. 3-bay lofted cartshed with open timber front, formerly panelled to the top; doorway to centre at rear. The 2-bay cidermill has square window and broad doorway to right; slit ventilators to rear.
Interior
Inside it was formerly lofted providing a granary and below retains the circular stone mill operated by horse.
Reason for designation
The cidermill was a popular agricultural structure associated with the larger farms.
Included for group value with Upper Bettws farmhouse and other listed farm buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Upper Bettws FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Upper Bettws FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Cowhouse at Upper Bettws FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Church of Holy Trinity (Chapel of ease to St Michael and All Angels, Clyro)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.