Great Cefnyberen
building in Wales, UK
Great Cefnyberen (Welsh: Cefnyberen Fawr) is a Grade II timber-framed house in the township of Cefnyberen in the historic parish of Kerry, Montgomeryshire. A date stone on the gable of the projecting wing indicates that the south frontage of the house was refaced in stone in 1743.
Architectural description
A T-plan house of high status, tree-ring dated to between 1545 and 1566. Medieval hall. The studding to the whole, infilled with oak panels, is largely hidden by render, the fenestration all later. On the north side – the original front – the massive wall-plate is supported by brackets springing from pilasters carved on the studs. The main range has a lobby-entry layout, with a star-pattern chimney. Inside, there's some nice 16th-century detail, notably a roll-moulded beam in the outer chamber. Evidence of the dais seat in the hall. The wing contains the inner parlour, ovolo-moulded beams; and a 17th-century stair behind.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Great Cefnyberen” as building in Wales, UK. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as building in Wales, UK. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q15222059. Authority coordinates are 52.510, -3.174. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1743, 1545 and 1566.
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