Barn at West Aberthaw Farm, St. Athan (Sain Tathan), Vale of Glamorgan

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3922 / 51°23'31"N

Longitude: -3.4055 / 3°24'19"W

OS Eastings: 302302

OS Northings: 166840

OS Grid: ST023668

Mapcode National: GBR HM.RJ31

Mapcode Global: VH6FN.X8HL

Plus Code: 9C3R9HRV+VQ

Entry Name: Barn at West Aberthaw Farm

Listing Date: 3 September 2004

Last Amended: 3 September 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83111

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300083111

Location: A part of the farmyard group about 50m west of West Aberthaw Farmhouse.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Town: Barry

Community: St. Athan (Sain Tathan)

Community: St. Athan

Locality: West Aberthaw

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Barn

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History

Early/mid C19 hay barn with some alteration for storage of grain etc. It seems to be shown on the Tithe Map of 1839.

Exterior

The building is constructed of roughly coursed local lias limestone rubble with dressed quoins, Welsh slate roof. Small rectangular gabled barn converted to mixed use. The main elevation is on the north and has central cart doors with, to the left, a slit vent below a hayloft door and, to the right, a door and window below a hayloft door. The south elevation has opposed cart doors.

Interior

Timber tallet for hayloft. Roof of machined king post trusses and staggered purlins.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special interest as a part of a very complete C19 Vale farmstead group.

External Links

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Barn at West Aberthaw Farm

A Grade II Listed Building in St. Athan (Sain Tathan), Vale of Glamorgan