Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
23/05/1996
Date of Amendment
23/05/1996
Name of Property
Granary at S end of farmyard at Ty Glyn
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Location
Situated at lower end of farmyard NW of Ty Glyn.
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Exterior
History: Early Cl9 timber-framed granary on staddle-stones, the only example in S.W. Wales of a type common in S. England. A pencilled date of 16/10/1834 has been noted by the door inside. Not apparently marked on 1843 Tithe Map.
Exterior: Square plan on nine Bath stone staddle stones, tapered square bases and round wheel caps. Timber-frame clad in horizontal boarding with ledged door W and louvered window E. Slate pyramid roof.
Interior: Centre passage between four boarded grain bins with sloping dividers and two chamfered octagonal posts. Roof with crossed tie beams and centre octagonal post.
Included for its special interest as a unique agricultural structure in the area, possibly imported from England.
Reference: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Aberystwyth.
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