Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
23/05/2003
Date of Amendment
23/05/2003
Name of Property
Field Barn
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Location
In an isolated location reached by a farm track leading S off the mountain road that runs NE from the coast at Llanfair, just before the crossroads SE of Harlech.
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
History
C18 or C19 field barn, not shown on the tithe map of the parish, 1849; it''s isolated location, well away from the nearest farmstead, may have been one reason for not being annotated on the map. Formed part of the extensive farmstead at Tyddyn Du.
Exterior
Vernacular field barn aligned NW-SE built of rubble masonry; slate roof with stone copings. There is a doorway along the NE lateral wall and a pitching hole set in the NW gable apex.
Interior
Interior not inspected at the time of the survey.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a vernacular field barn characteristic of the upland farmstead of the region.
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