Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
300
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
06/11/1962
Date of Amendment
30/04/2001
Name of Property
Orchard Wall at Berthymaen Farm
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Llanasa
Town
Locality
Trelogan
Easting
312541
Northing
380693
Street Side
Location
On the SE side of the farmhouse and on the opposite side of the road.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Built in 1643 (date above doorway) possibly contemporary with the farmhouse and probably always intended to enclose an orchard. It was still in use as an orchard by the time of the 1871 Ordnance Survey. Berthymaen was the home of the Parry family for many generations before it became a part of the Mostyn Estate.
Exterior
An irregular shaped orchard on a sloping site, the walls of which are up to 2m high, of rubble stone with larger copings. The N side is sinuous and follows the line of the road, while the E wall and long SW side, in 2 facets, are irregular. On the N side, facing the road and the house, is a doorway with a Tudor head, above which is '1643 EP' (signifying a member of the Parry family) in raised letters. The internal faces (except the SW side) have continuous horizontal grooves, into which wooden battens were originally inserted for fixing fruit trees. The wall is breached on the NE side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed grade II* as an exceptionally early orchard wall retaining its original door, and for its contribution to the historic character of the farm.
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