Cowhouse at Plas Nant-y-Meichiaid is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 May 1995. Farm building.

Cowhouse at Plas Nant-y-Meichiaid

WRENN ID
salt-steel-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
26 May 1995
Type
Farm building
Address
Cowhouse at Plas Nant-y-Meichiaid, Nantymeichiaid, Meifod
OS grid reference
SJ 137 168
Coordinates
52.74227, -3.27833
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The cowhouse at Plas Nant-y-Meichiaid is a farm building, likely dating from the 17th century. It features stalling for ten cows, a feeding walk, and a loose box at the western end. The structure is constructed from stone and weatherboarding and consists of three structural bays. On the northern side, there are two pitching doors and a series of high-level ventilation openings. There is one opening in the stonework on the southern side. At the northern end, there is a lean-to that provides additional animal penning. The roof is a double purlin design.

Local climate

Cowhouse at Plas Nant-y-Meichiaid receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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