Croft Farm Barn, Llantilio Crossenny

The Barn at Croft Farm, Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire is a remarkably rare example of a 16th-century barn. Originally built as part of the Great Tre-Rhew Estate, it is a Grade II* listing building.

Croft Farm Barn
"well-preserved and exceptionally rare"
Type	Barn
Location	Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire
Coordinates	51.8556°N 2.902°W / 51.8556; -2.902
Built	c.1550
Governing body	Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Barn at Croft Farm
Designated	19 November 1953
Reference no.	2077
Location of Croft Farm Barn in Monmouthshire

History

The barn was constructed circa. 1550 as a corn barn. The barn's importance was noticed by Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan who recorded it in their three-volume guide Monmouthshire Houses.^[1] By the 21st century, it was in a state of dereliction^[2] and on the Buildings at Risk register but is now in the process of being restored.^[3]

Architecture and description

The architectural historian John Newman describes Croft Farm Barn as "remarkable". The barn is cruck-framed with weatherboarding to the ground floor and with wattle panels above.^[4] The building materials are stone and timber.^[5] The barn is listed Grade II*, its listing record noting its "exceptionally rare (status) and fine carpentry".^[1]

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