Cowbyre to N of Crickie farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 August 1998. Cowbyre.

Cowbyre to N of Crickie farmhouse

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
21 August 1998
Type
Cowbyre
Address
Cowbyre to N of Crickie farmhouse, Llangors, Powys
OS grid reference
SO 141 292
Coordinates
51.95487, -3.25114
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a rectangular, purpose-built cowbyre located to the north of Crickie farmhouse. It is constructed of stone rubble and limewashed on the front, topped with a corrugated roof. On the ground floor, there are four equally spaced cambered arched boarded stable-type doors, each with ventilation slits on the sides. To the right, there is a taller stable doorway and a window. Above these doors, there are two pitching doors located under the eaves, and a datestone is positioned in the center.

Inside, the cowbyre retains all its original fittings, featuring three stalls that can accommodate five cows on each side, with a cobbled floor that slopes towards central drains. There is a hayloft above with pitching gaps, and a small outshut against the north wall that may have been used for calves. The stable bay to the right also retains its stalls and harness fittings.

Local climate

Cowbyre to N of Crickie farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 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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