Barn at Castle House, Usk, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7047 / 51°42'16"N

Longitude: -2.9024 / 2°54'8"W

OS Eastings: 337735

OS Northings: 201047

OS Grid: SO377010

Mapcode National: GBR J9.3YF2

Mapcode Global: VH79V.MFY1

Plus Code: 9C3VP33X+V2

Entry Name: Barn at Castle House

Listing Date: 30 April 2004

Last Amended: 30 April 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 82756

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300082756

Location: Extending along the terrace of the former outer ward, W of and adjacent to Castle House.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Usk

Community: Usk (Brynbuga)

Community: Usk

Built-Up Area: Usk

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: House

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History

Built on the wallwalk of the curtain wall in C19.

Exterior

Long low barn of stone rubble with tiled roof incorporating two hipped tile hung roof dormers.Ventilation slits at two levels, three to gable ends; signs of masonry alteration; central double boarded door and end door at left. To rear the elevation, with one upper opening, is substantially deeper as the building was constructed on the retaining wall of the outer ward.

Interior

Queen-strut roof.

Reasons for Listing

Early C19 barn with important Group Value with Castle House and Usk Castle curtain walls.

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Barn at Castle House

A Grade II Listed Building in Usk, Monmouthshire