Barn lying at right-angles to SW end of Vron Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 April 1993. Barn.

Barn lying at right-angles to SW end of Vron Farmhouse

WRENN ID
keen-oriel-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 April 1993
Type
Barn
Address
Barn lying at right-angles to SW end of Vron Farmhouse, New Radnor
OS grid reference
SO 193 598
Coordinates
52.23051, -3.18254
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This barn, dating from the early to mid-18th century, is located at right angles to the southwest end of Vron Farmhouse. It features five bays, including two threshing bays with flagstone floors. The barn has a high rubble plinth wall and rubble gable end walls that include ventilation slits. The upper section is constructed with studwork and has a weatherboarded exterior. The roof is made of iron and is hipped at the south end. Inside, there are tie-beam trusses supported by two pairs of raking braces. The north end is accessible at loft level due to the slope of the hill.

Local climate

Barn lying at right-angles to SW end of Vron Farmhouse receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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