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Tretower Barn is a medieval agricultural building located in Breconshire, Wales, forming part of the wider Tretower estate complex. The barn dates from the medieval period and represents the type of substantial farm building associated with the manorial economy of the region, demonstrating the infrastructure required to support agricultural production and storage on a significant holding. Constructed in traditional stone, the structure reflects the practical building methods employed in medieval Wales for agricultural purposes. As a scheduled ancient monument, Tretower Barn provides material evidence of medieval subsistence and commercial agricultural practice in the Welsh Marches.
Tretower Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR146. View the official record →
Tretower Barn is a medieval agricultural building located in Breconshire, Wales, forming part of the wider Tretower estate complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR146.
Tretower Barn dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a barn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tretower Barn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is BR146.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Pen-cyrn round cairn (6.7 km), Twr Pen-cyrn round cairns (6.9 km), Disgwylfa Tramroads (7.9 km).
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