Lower_Tresenny_Barn

Lower Tresenny Barn

Lower Tresenny Barn

Barn in Grosmont Monmouthshire

The Barn at Lower Tresenny, Grosmont, Monmouthshire is an "extremely rare"[2] example of a cruck-framed barn. It dates from the mid 16th century. The barn is a Grade II* listed building.

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History and description

The construction date for the barn is given by Cadw as c.1550.[2] 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".[1] 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".[3]

The truss at the southern end has been "much mutilated",[1] "sawn off below the tie"[2] and replaced with a "gimcrack modern truss".[1] The building is Grade II* listed, its record describing it as, "a well-preserved and exceptionally rare example".[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Newman 2000, p. 243.
  2. [2]
    Cadw. "Barn at Lower Tresenny (Grade II*) (1954)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 66.

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