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| HER Number: | MDV80383 |
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| Name: | New barn at Batworthy Farm, Chagford |
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Summary
New barn at Batworthy farmstead, some 60 meters north-east of the main farmstead buildings. Constructed in the mid to late 19th century it was designed with a wheel house to use water power but this was never used, a horse engine house instead being added. Quality granite construction now roofed with corrugated iron, although was originally slated.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 715 853 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARN (XIX to XXI - 1880 AD to 2011 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Barn first depicted on the late 19th century Ordnance Survey map.
Thorp, J. + Cox, J., 1994, Batworthy Farm, Chagford, 45-49 (Report - Survey). SDV347507.
The new mid-late 19th century barn at Batworthy was designed for water power but a wheel was never installed and it was actually horse-powered. It is located up a hill some 60.0 meters north-west of the old barn/shippon along the green lane skirting the old orchard. It is the largest building on the farm and is two storeys high, with a loft above for storage. As it is terraced into the hill slope, access to the store and ground level barn are both effectively provided from the varying ‘ground level’. A cartshed adjoins on the north-east end while the wheel house is on the north-west side. The horse engine house projects from the south-east side and is an addition (unlike the wheel house). Barn originally had a slate roof but is now mostly roofed with corrugate iron, apart from the wheel house which retains slate where the roof survives.
Water power never used in the barn due to the regular flooding of the River Bovey which would have prevented easy access to the barn. Clearly the structure was designed by someone who did not know the area very well.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #107188 ] |
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| SDV347507 | Report - Survey: Thorp, J. + Cox, J.. 1994. Batworthy Farm, Chagford. Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants Report. K412. A4 Comb Bound. 45-49. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77127 | Part of: Batworthy farmstead, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV33194 | Related to: Barn, Batworthy Farm (Building) |
| MDV33193 | Related to: Batworthy Farmhouse, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV80391 | Related to: Butter well at Batworthy Farm, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV80386 | Related to: Cart shed at Batworthy Farm, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV33195 | Related to: Cider house, (former farmhouse) Batworthy Farm (Building) |
| MDV80388 | Related to: Milking parlour at Batworthy Farm, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV80389 | Related to: Piggery at Batworthy Farm, Chagford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5142 - Building survey at Batworthy Farmstead, Chagford
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 15 2011 2:22PM |
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