Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
81072
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/11/1966
Date of Amendment
23/05/2003
Name of Property
Barn (3) at Gerddi Bluog
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanfair
Town
Locality
Llanfair
Easting
261932
Northing
330784
Street Side
Location
A country road branches E off Fonllef Hir and leads to the Cwm Bychan road; c4km NE of Llanfair it passes through the farmyard at Gerddi Bluog. The barn lies to SSW of the house and at right angles to the W side of the road.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Late C18 stable, an inscribed stone at the E gable bears the date 1779.
Exterior
Late C18 stable built of rubble masonry; slate roof laid to diminishing courses with tiled ridge and stone copings. The W end is built into the slope and the NE corner is rounded (to accommodate the road which passes by the E gable. Single doorway offset to E end of N lateral wall. An inscribed stone in the E gable bears the initials and date: J P 1779.
Interior
The interior was not inspected at the time of the survey (July 2002).
Reason for designation
Included as an excellent example of a late C18 stable which forms a group with the house and other ancillary buildings at Gerddi Bluog; a good example of a C18/C19 upland farmstead.
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