Barn at Clenennau, Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9595 / 52°57'34"N

Longitude: -4.1873 / 4°11'14"W

OS Eastings: 253172

OS Northings: 342477

OS Grid: SH531424

Mapcode National: GBR 5M.KP8T

Mapcode Global: WH55C.NW71

Plus Code: 9C4QXR57+R3

Entry Name: Barn at Clenennau

Listing Date: 19 October 1971

Last Amended: 30 March 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4292

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300004292

Location: The barn stands on the W side of the yard, on the NW side of the farmhouse.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Dolbenmaen

Community: Dolbenmaen

Locality: Golan

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Barn

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History

The barn is probably of C16 origin, partially rebuilt in the C17 to which period the roof trusses belong, and recovered in the C19, probably the WoG 1838 date on the torching. It contains, at the S end, a moulded beam said to be C15 (RCHM) although it is improbable that it represents an earlier domestic use of the building.

Exterior

Built of boulders and rubble stonework, with a slate roof. Central opposed doors, that to the W with a lower lintel, and a small door at the N end. Long ventilation slits to the barn section. At the S end, the upper floor granary reached by a substantial external stone stair on the E side, and door to the lower room in the gable end.

Interior

Roof of 7 bays with queen post trusses, probably of the C17, with cambered collars and the principals trenched for two tiers of purlins, replaced by the present 3 tiers. On the soffit of the ties, a mortice for an angled brace suggesting that the original structure was timber framed. Torching under the slates dated WoG 1838, for Griffiths family. Against the S gable wall, a re-used moulded and brattished beam. Internal division between the S end and the main barn.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a fine and early agricultural building in good condition, of group value with Clenennau farmhouse and adjacent ruined sub-medieval buildings.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II* Clenennau
This important farm stands on the NE side of the road from Tremadoc to Golan and Dolbenmaen.
II Outfield yard group at Clenennau
The farm group lies apart and to the NE of the main house and farmyard.
II Pont Brynkir
The bridge is on the road from Golan to Brynkir, N of Pandy Clenennau.
II Twr Gwynllan
The tower stands on the top of a hill 200m S of Old Brynkir Hall, in a plantation of trees, and can be reached from Brynkir Home Farm by a winding private farm road.
II Lodge Bridge
The bridge carries the road from Cwm Pennant across the Afon Dwyfor to Golan, approximately 40m E of The Lodge.
II Lodge, formerly for Brynkir
The lodge stands in the lower end of Cwm Pennant, on the W side of where the road from Golan crosses the Afon Dwyfor and in the angle of the road from Dolbenmaen.
II Milestone
Located on the N side of the old road from Portmadoc to Caernarfon and W of the track leading to Tyddyn Madyn.

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Barn at Clenennau

A Grade II Listed Building in Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd