History

The house, the site of a princely court and centre of the demesne of Dolbenmaen, was one of only two in the district registered with 2 hearths in the 1662 return. It was probably rebuilt in the early C18 on the same site of long occupation, and the farm buildings were apparently modified in the early-mid C19.

Exterior

Built of local stone rubble, and originally with a slate roof. The NE range is end on to the NW range across the entrance driftway to the the farmyard on the W side of the house. A 2-bay building with stalling in the SE bay, perhaps originally intended as a stable, with an internal ladder to the grain or hay storage loft over. The building has an external stone stair at the NW gable end.

Reasons for Listing

Included, notwithstanding the present condition, as part of the complete collection of farm buildings for a major farm, and ones which have not been modernised since the C19. Of group value with Plas Dolbenmaen farmhouse and other ranges, including the Scheduled motte.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29498867

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)