Barn range at Ffrwd Uchaf is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 7 April 1975. Barn, stable. 1 related planning application.
Barn range at Ffrwd Uchaf
- WRENN ID
- other-arch-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 7 April 1975
- Type
- Barn, stable
- Address
- Barn range at Ffrwd Uchaf, Cefn Coed-Y-Cymmer, Merthyr Tydfil, Vaynor, CF48 2SN
- OS grid reference
- SO 023 083
- Coordinates
- 51.76531, -3.41703
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The barn and lofted stable range at Ffrwd Uchaf is a Grade II listed structure, built from whitewashed rubble stone and topped with a long slate roof. The barn, located to the right, features a full-height opening positioned to the right of the center. The lofted section on the left includes two square loft openings, with the right one accessible by external stone steps. The ground floor has two doors with stone voussoirs on the left, along with a window and an additional door with timber lintels situated between the two loft windows, to the left of the loft stairs. There is a lean-to structure on the right end wall.
Inside, the stable on the left has doors leading into it and contains one large oak beam. The central stable area features pine joists and was previously used as a loose box for a cart horse.
Local climate
Barn range at Ffrwd Uchaf sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 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 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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