2824

 

II  

Designated  

09/05/1989  

29/01/1998  

Barn to south of Pen-y-Clawdd Court  

 

Monmouthshire  

Crucorney  

Abergavenny  

Pen-y-Clawdd  

331054  

220084  

 

The barn is immediately across the yard from the house. Penyclawdd Court is about 1500m south west of the Church of St Michael, Llanvihangel Crucorney approached by a lane from the small settlement round the former Llanvihangel station.  

Agriculture and Subsistence  

 

Probably mid C18, built separately from and before the adjoining stable range.  

Grey pennant rubble with at downhill end (East) some squared quoins, corrugated sheet metal roof. Tall ventilation slits (some blocked) with full-height, boarded threshing doors under timber lintol. There are five ventilation slits to each side, with the taller three at the west end. The barn had a hay tallet at the east end and there is a taking in door for this with a heavy stone lintol in the east gable. The west gable is covered by the separately listed Stable range (qv).  

Five principal rafter trusses with one misssing a tie beam. Thin Queen posts, two tiers of staggered purlins, ridge piece, principals halved and pegged. The ridge piece and the secondary rafters also appear to be complete and original.  

A good example of a probably C18 barn also having important group value with Pen-y-Clawdd Court and the attached Stable and Cowhouse now part of Pen-y-Clawdd Farm.