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Summary

Barn and stable on east side of yard at Great Huxhill, with shippon and linhay to north and lean-to in front. Barn shown on Tithe Map, stable and other buildings added by 1887.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 91522

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARN (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1988, Weare Giffard (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV340054.

Barn group approx. 20m E of Great Huxhill Farmhouse. Barns and stable. C18. Rendered stone and cob; gabled corrugated iron roofs. L-plan formed by threshing barn in wing to west (nearest farmhouse) and wing projecting to north which includes hay barn and stable. Threshing barn has central threshing bay, the entry having projecting cheeks flanking heavy pegged wood frame. Outshut to left. Stable has C19 plank loft door above plank stable door with strap hinges. Central bay of hay barn has heavy pegged frame flanked by projecting cheeks.
Interior: threshing barn has 8-bay A-frame roof with trenched purlins, pegged lap-jointed collars and ridge purlin set in notched apexes. Hay barn has similar 6-bay roof. Other details: LBS No 91522.

Laithwaite, M., 1989, Devon Farmsteads. A Preliminary Survey, 8 (Report - Survey). SDV339847.

Barn on east side of yard, known as the hay barn, shown on Tithe Map. By 1887 a stable had been inserted between this and the threshing barn on the south side of the yard. A small lean-to, probably a root house was built in front of the barn.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4341 - Survey of Devon Farmsteads

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