Ty Coch Cruck Barn, Llangynhafal, Denbighshire
| Cruck barn, Ty Coch, Llangynhafal, Denbighshire | |
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 Cruck barn, Ty Coch, Llangynhafal, Denbighshire | |
  Location in Denbighshire | |
| General information | |
| Location | Denbighshire, Wales, UK |
| Coordinates | 53°09′51″N 3°18′14″W / 53.164192°N 3.303767°W |
| OS grid | SJ1293263800 |
The Cruck barn on the Ty Coch estate at Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, is a timber framed building, which has been dated by dendrochronology to 1430.[1] It is one of the earliest timber-framed buildings in Wales. Although there is evidence that the building was a house originally, it was converted to agricultural use and is often described as a barn.
The significance of the barn was recognised by Cadw in 2002 when it was listed as a Grade II listed building.[2] Previously the building had been thought to be 17th century.[3] It has recently been restored by the Denbighshire County Council, with European and other grant funding, as part of a small workshop complex.
Description[edit]
It is a 5-bay cruck structure. The building was originally a house consisting of an inner room (one bay), a hall with passage (2 bays), and a cow house (2 bays).[4]
The end gables were replaced in stone, probably in the 18th century with side walls that are 3-panel high timber-framing, infilled originally with brick nogging, resting on a plinth of rubble stonework. To the north side the timber-framing is largely intact, but to the south, much of the timber-framing has had to be replaced. Timbers at the upper end show signs of smoke blackening, indicating that it was formerly a house. Mortices survive for wind-braces – two to each bay. The matching ‘blades’ of each cruck truss are sawn on only one surface, with the other surface curved. This is a result of the vertical separation of the matching curved branch that formed the cruck, after being cut from a tree..
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Timber framed Cruck Barn at Ty-Coch -
End bay to barn with new metal support to cruck frame -
Cruck frame, lower three bays. -
Detail of Cruck frame at Ty-Coch -
Detail of Cruck frame at Ty-Coch
Literature[edit]
- Alcock N W Cruck Construction: An introduction and catalogue. CBA Research Report no 42, 1981.
- Alcock, N. W., Barley, M. W. et al. (1996), Recording timber-framed buildings – An illustrated glossary, Council for British Archaeology, York. ISBN 1872414729
- Smith P Houses of the Welsh Countryside, 2nd Edition, 1988, HMSO/ RCAHMW
- Suggett R and Stevenson G Introducing Houses of the Welsh Countryside. Cyflwyno Cartrefi Cefn Gwlad Cymru, Y Lolfa/ RCAHMW, 2010
References[edit]
- ^ Miles, D, Worthington, M & Bridge, M , 2006 , List 181: Welsh Dendrochronology Project – Phase 10, ‘‘Vernacular Architecture’’ Vol37.
- ^ Cadw. "Cruck Barn at Ty-coch (Grade II) (26794)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Hubbard E, The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd, Penguin/ Yale 1986, 226
- ^ E Wiliam, Traditional Farm Buildings in North-East Wales (1982) p.89
External links[edit]
- Investigation by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales [1]
- CPAT entry on Archwilio[2]
- Cadw. "Cruck Barn at Ty-coch (Grade II) (26794)". National Historic Assets of Wales.
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