Byre at Pencelli Court. is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 January 1963. Byre.

Byre at Pencelli Court.

WRENN ID
dim-baluster-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
17 January 1963
Type
Byre
Address
Byre at Pencelli Court., Talybont-On-Usk, Powys
OS grid reference
SO 091 250
Coordinates
51.91638, -3.32287
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The byre at Pencelli Court is a 19th-century building constructed of rubble that was once limewashed, featuring a corrugated roof and boulder footings. This rectangular structure is positioned adjacent to the barn and byre range connected to the main house, with a cobbled yard in between. The main facade has boarded doors leading to three doorways, originally five, with small wood-framed openings in the blockings. There is a separate bay on the left, possibly intended for calves, and a dormer loft opening.

On the laneside, there is a single blocked central doorway and a low window in the right lean-to. The gable end facing the farmyard has a boarded door leading to a feed passage, complete with a dressed stone lintel, and a pitching door that provides access to the hayloft above.

Inside, the byre retains wooden troughs on stone ledges, hay racks, and some stall fittings. There is a passage leading to the rear of the stalls, and a full-height wall separates the end bay on the left.

Local climate

Byre at Pencelli Court. sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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