Gardens · South Wales
Barn At Croft Farm
Barn At Croft Farm — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Barn At Croft Farm is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=2077
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Barn at Croft Farm, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire is a remarkably rare example of a 16th-century barn. Originally built as part of the Great Tre-Rhew Estate, it is a Grade II* listing building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The barn was constructed circa. 1550 as a corn barn. The barn's importance was noticed by Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan who recorded it in their three-volume guide Monmouthshire Houses. By the 21st century, it was in a state of dereliction and on the Buildings at Risk register but is now in the process of being restored.
Architecture
The architectural historian John Newman describes Croft Farm Barn as "remarkable". The barn is cruck-framed with weatherboarding to the ground floor and with wattle panels above. The building materials are stone and timber. The barn is listed Grade II*, its listing record noting its "exceptionally rare (status) and fine carpentry".
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8556, -2.9020
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Skenfrith
- Postcode
- NP7 8RA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Established
- 1550
- Official site
- whitecastlevineyard.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17744161 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Croft Farm Barn, Llantilio Crossenny (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Barn At Croft Farm?
- Barn At Croft Farm is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP7 8RA), in the parish of Skenfrith.
- When was Barn At Croft Farm built?
- Built or established in 1550.
- Who owns Barn At Croft Farm?
- Barn At Croft Farm is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Barn At Croft Farm a listed building?
- Barn At Croft Farm is officially recognised as II* listed.
- How do I get to Barn At Croft Farm?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NP7 8RA. It sits within the Monmouthshire parliamentary constituency.