Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
5242
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
11/12/1991
Date of Amendment
26/05/1995
Name of Property
Barn to S of Hendre Fridd y Mynach
Address
A 494
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Brithdir and Llanfachreth
Town
Locality
Rhydymain
Easting
280580
Northing
323481
Street Side
NW
Location
Diagonally opposite Hendre Ffridd y Mynach and attached to it by a high rubble wall.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Originally part of the property of Cymmer Abbey and transfered to private ownership in 1562; subsequently the property was conveyed in 1582 from Elizabeth Multon, widow, to John Hill, gentleman of London.
Exterior
Single-storey rubble and slated barn with gable parapets; lower rear wall set into a slope. Outside stone stepped access to W gable entrance under long lintel. Long side attached to L to high rubble wall; boarded primary entrance with modern garage opening to R.
Interior
4-bay with three early roof trusses including one pegged cruck truss (with arched collar) supported by a rough tie beam on walls of upper end; no wall plates but timber lintels overboarded doorways flanking cobbled through-passage. 2 lesser trusses with pegged-on collars as before. Bressummer beam divides lower end which was originally floored. Various ventilation slits.
Reason for designation
Group value with Hendre Ffridd y Mynach.
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