| Lower Tresenny Barn | |
|---|---|
 "a large barn, now much mutilated" | |
| Type | Barn |
| Location | Grosmont Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51°54′43″N 2°51′40″W / 51.912°N 2.8612°W / 51.912; -2.8612 |
| Built | 1692 |
| Architectural style(s) | Vernacular |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
| Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Barn at Lower Tresenny |
| Designated | 9 January 1956 |
| Reference no. | 1954 |
  Location of Lower Tresenny Barn in Monmouthshire | |
The Barn at Lower Tresenny, Grosmont, Monmouthshire is an "extremely rare" example of a cruck-framed barn. It dates from the mid 16th century. The barn is a Grade II* listed building.
History and description
The construction date for the barn is given by Cadw as c.1550. It is a six-bay barn, with a cow-shed at the lower end. The architectural historian John Newman records "its most remarkable feature, the great cruck truss". This supports the northern end of the roof. Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan, in their three-volume study Monmouthshire Houses, include a detailed sketch plan of the "magnificent crucks".
The truss at the southern end has been "much mutilated", "sawn off below the tie" and replaced with a "gimcrack modern truss". The building is Grade II* listed, its record describing it as, "a well-preserved and exceptionally rare example".
Notes
- ^ Newman 2000, p. 243.
- ^ Cadw. "Barn at Lower Tresenny (Grade II*) (1954)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 66.
References
- Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994). Medieval Houses. Monmouthshire Houses. Vol. 1. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. ISBN 9780720003963. OCLC 916186124.
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.