Frondorddu Farmhouse, including attached byre is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 November 2000. Farmhouse.
Frondorddu Farmhouse, including attached byre
- WRENN ID
- watchful-steeple-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 14 November 2000
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Frondorddu Farmhouse, including attached byre, Llanwrthwl
- OS grid reference
- SN 947 655
- Coordinates
- 52.27779, -3.54339
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Frondorddu Farmhouse, which includes an attached byre, is a single-storey house with an attic, situated on a level platform across the hillside. It is constructed of rubble stone and features a continuous slate roof. The farmhouse, located on the right side, is whitewashed and has a later brick chimney at the right end. It has a double-fronted design with lower storey windows that are topped with stone segmental heads and gabled half dormers in the attic. All windows are fitted with small-pane casements. The central boarded door is positioned beneath an overlight. The long cow house on the left side has doorways that are supported by large timber lintels and loft openings located beneath the eaves. Additionally, there is a small lean-to structure set back against the left gable end. The property has not been inspected.
Local climate
Frondorddu Farmhouse, including attached byre sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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