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Summary

A range of bank barns of probable 18th or 19th century date are ranged over cellars which may have been used for storing cattle-feed and are unique in Devon.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1106195: RANGE OF BANK BARNS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 METRES WEST OF LOWER JURSTON FARMHOUSE

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68SE175
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 619287
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/165/2
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 94585

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BANK BARN (XVII to XIX - 1700 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1987, Chagford, 44 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV350463.

Range of bank barns approx 1.5m west of Lower Jurston farmhouse. Probably late 18th century/early 19th century. Granite stone rubble and slate roofs. Range of three adjoining bank barns terraced into the hillside and facing into the farmyard to the east-north-east. Below the threshing barns are cow byres and series of possibly unique chambers which could be turnip stores. Two large segmental headed arches to southern barn. All the joinery is plain. A-frame roof trusses. See DOE list for full details.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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