Outbuilding at Berthlwyd is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 October 2005. Outbuilding.

Outbuilding at Berthlwyd

WRENN ID
graven-spire-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 October 2005
Type
Outbuilding
Address
Outbuilding at Berthlwyd, Nedd Fechan Valley, Aberdare, Ystradfellte, Powys
OS grid reference
SN 912 132
Coordinates
51.80723, -3.57832
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The outbuilding at Berthlwyd is a Grade II listed structure, built from rubble stone and topped with a slate roof. At the upper end, there is a barn featuring full height double doors, one loop, and an added lean-to on the right side of the doors, along with another loop and a 20th-century brick lean-to on the left. Beyond the barn, there is a door situated between two windows, which likely served as a stable originally; the windows are casement pairs with louvred top lights. Further along, there are two doors alternating with two windows, with the window heads set at different heights. The doors are supported by oak lintels, while the two windows have 20th-century metal glazing. Above the first door, there is a square loft door, and the left end gable features three loops positioned high up.

Inside the barn, there are four tie-beam trusses with rough tie-beams, and the principals are pegged at the apex. There is an internal opening in the stone wall leading to a lofted lower section. The lower part of the building has collar trusses supporting the roof. In the center, there is a cow-house that combines the former stable, which has a door and window to the left, with a wooden partition leading to a lower end stable that also has a door and window.

Local climate

Outbuilding at Berthlwyd sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,410 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% 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 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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