Cowhouse forming N side of Farmyard at Dyffryn Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 May 1995. Shop.
Cowhouse forming N side of Farmyard at Dyffryn Farm
- WRENN ID
- quiet-screen-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 26 May 1995
- Type
- Shop
- Address
- Cowhouse forming N side of Farmyard at Dyffryn Farm, Meifod
- OS grid reference
- SJ 147 128
- Coordinates
- 52.70642, -3.2625
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The cowhouse at Dyffryn Farm dates from the 17th century and is located on the northern side of the farmyard. It is constructed with a timber frame and features brick noggings that have replaced the original lathing. The back wall and the west gable are made of stone, and the roof is covered with randomly jointed slate.
The structure consists of seven structural bays, with the framing raised on a rendered stone sill wall. It has a heavy bressumer and angle braces supporting the wall plate. There are two weatherboarded gables, each with pitching doors. The brick infill is arranged with missing headers that create lozenge patterns, with vents in panels containing 4, 7, 8, and 9 holes.
The trusses include a tie beam, three queen struts, a collar, and angled struts supporting the principal rafters. At the eastern end, there is an open bay where the roof extends to a stone building that is set at right angles, forming the eastern leg of the farmyard. Assembly marks made with a chisel are visible. The building currently houses 23 calf stalls.
Local climate
Cowhouse forming N side of Farmyard at Dyffryn Farm 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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