Barn at rear of Minfordd Cottages

The barn at the rear of Minfordd Cottages is a farm building that likely dates back to the early 17th century. Originally built with timber framing and weatherboarded, it is now clad in corrugated iron and has a slated roof, which probably replaced thatch and is fully torched underneath.

The structure consists of three bays and features four cruck trusses, with all full blades except for the east pair, which are mounted on an inserted tie beam. The crucks appear to be reused and have trenches for earlier tie beams. The current tie beams and collars are tosh-pegged, and the blades meet at a vertical cut at the apex, which is not visible from the ground. The blades rest on transverse sills and clasp longitudinal sill plates. The upper wall plate, originally jointed into the blades, was replaced when the walls were heightened, and new stub ties and principal rafters were added, likely at the time the slate roof was introduced. There are trenches for one tier of original purlins on each side. The floor is made of clay, reinforced with pebbles in the center bay. This barn is an example of a building type also found at Plâs Pennant in the same area.