Former farmhouse and cowshed at Trefynor Isaf is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 November 1996. House.

Former farmhouse and cowshed at Trefynor Isaf

WRENN ID
crooked-pediment-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
26 November 1996
Type
House
Address
Former farmhouse and cowshed at Trefynor Isaf, Gartheli, Lampeter, Nantcwnlle
OS grid reference
SN 578 561
Coordinates
52.18551, -4.08043
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The former farmhouse and cowshed at Trefynor Isaf is a historic building featuring whitewashed cob or clom walling with some rubble stone, topped by a corrugated iron roof that was originally thatched. The chimney has been removed. This one-storey structure, which once had a loft, has a north front that includes a hornless 16-pane sash window on the left, a ledged door to the right of center, and a small boarded square window to the right. The east end wall is made of rubble stone, while the west end has a large loft opening with an oak lintel. The rear of the building has an added rubble stone lean-to with a slate roof and five doors, the second of which leads to the house's rear door, while the others provide access to pig-sties. Stone piers are present between these openings.

To the left, there is a cow-house that is situated down the slope, constructed of whitewashed rubble with a slate roof. It features a ledged door at the front and a 20th-century window to the left. There is also a 20th-century brick addition to the left, with a ledged door on the east end wall. The rear of the cow-house has one 20th-century window to the right and one central window, which is partially blocked by the added lean-to on the left.

Inside the house, there are two pegged collar trusses with feet that are scarfed onto long wall-posts, along with double purlins. The east end features a chimney-beam that spans across, supporting a hood that was originally wicker but is now clad in zinc. There is a door to the cow-house on the right. Additionally, two beams at the upper end support the former loft floor, with one beam showing mortices for a former partition. A large west loft window has a crude timber arched window frame that has been inserted. The cow shed has a four-bay roof from the 19th century, dated 1898.

Local climate

Former farmhouse and cowshed at Trefynor Isaf sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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