Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
133
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
23/06/1967
Date of Amendment
19/10/1998
Name of Property
Outbuilding at Plas Iolyn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Pentrefoelas
Town
Pentrefoelas
Locality
Tre Brys
Easting
288199
Northing
350342
Street Side
Location
The building stands apart, E of the house, on sloping ground, now the garden, and near the approach drive.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
The building is probably C17 in origin, perhaps originally part of a carthouse, but appears to have been reduced in size. It is now used as a garden room. Plas Iolyn farmhouse was once the major sub-medieval house of this district.
Exterior
Rubble stonework with slated roof, 2 storeys. A single doorway in the N gable gives access to the lower storey. It has a rectangular headed doorway with continuous chamfer. The upper floor is reached by an external flight of 5 steps at right angles to the W side, and has a battened stable door. The S gable is set at at a distinct angle.
Interior
The interior is of 2 bays, with a central chamfered and stopped floor beam, and a second parallel beam at the start of the angled wall, chamfered on one side only.
Reason for designation
Included as part of the group of important farm buildings associated with the historically important farmstead of Plas Iolyn.
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