Agricultural range at Ty Hen Newydd

Agricultural range, symmetrically built to a semi-circular ground plan (though in straight sections), with a lofted (former) 3-bay corn-barn to the central part, flanked by single-storey wings, with a 1-bay cartshed either end. The range is formed of straight sections of random stone walling; shallow stone arches to openings with dressed stone voussoirs. Slate roofs with tiled ridge, hipped over the end cart bays, gabled to the central lofted barn. The cart bays either end have shallow stone arches with dressed stone voussoirs. Windows are modern metal-framed casements, with boarded doors to some doors. The openings of the wing to L are arranged: DWDWWD (the windows are all blocked doors). The openings are flanked by tall ventilation slits, some partly infilled. Single pane skylights to front pitch. The rear elevation has a blocked door to R and a boarded door to L. The lofted corn barn to the centre of the range has a three-quarter width door to L, to the former corn barn, flanked by tall ventilation slits, now mostly infilled. To the R is an external stone stair leading to a boarded granary door set under the eaves, with granary window to L. At the R end of this higher central barn range is a narrow door. The corn barn was converted into a stable for working horses after the installation of threshing machinery to the R part of the range in the late C19 or early C20. The R wing of the range is more altered, with the major openings now arranged: DWDWW. A brick lean-to against the inner side of the range was built in the late C19 or early C20 to house an engine (probably oil-powered); the drive belt passed into the range through narrow, brick lined slit in the wall, made by narrowing an opening, to a driveshaft connected to machines for threshing, chaffing and chopping.

The end cart bays are separated from the main part of the wings by stone walls; the remainder of the wings are inter-connecting, though the corn barn is only accessible from the yard. The roof trusses are sawn and bolted collared trusses, with a single kingpost with struts truss in each wing. The wing to the R has a driveshaft with belt wheels attached to one wall, formerly driven by an engine located in the brick lean-to outside. The corn barn to centre was converted into a stable for working horses in the late C19 or early C20; the timber posts for the stalls survive.