Barn at Ffridd-Ddu is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 20 July 1995. Barn.

Barn at Ffridd-Ddu

WRENN ID
shifting-pavement-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Snowdonia National Park
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
20 July 1995
Type
Barn
Address
Barn at Ffridd-Ddu, Cae Hir, Llanelltyd, Gwynedd
OS grid reference
SH 660 205
Coordinates
52.76606, -3.98688
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The barn at Ffridd-Ddu is a rubble-built structure dating from the 18th century, set on prominent boulder foundations. It features stone-coped gable parapets with crude kneelers and an old slate roof. There are two entrances on the south side; the entrance on the right is lower, and both have projecting stone lintels. An upper loading bay is located on the east gable, accessed by stone steps and a lintel similar to those at the entrances.

To the north of the barn is a later catslide piggery, which has entrances on the north and west sides, along with an L-shaped pen wall to the north. The barn has a two-bay roof supported by an upper cruck truss with a tie beam, featuring rough stopped-chamfered details. The remainder of the roof was constructed in the 20th century.

Local climate

Barn at Ffridd-Ddu sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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