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Summary

A well-preserved 17th century linhay.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1168377: LINHAY APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH WEST OF GATEHOUSE TO MIDDLE COOMBE FARMHOUSE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST01NW/12/3
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LINHAY (Built, XVII - 1601 AD (Between) to 1700 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1988, Uplowman, 133 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV338496.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1168377 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

Linhay approximately 12 metres south-west of gatehouse to Middle Coombe Farmhouse. Early-mid C17. Stone rubble with some cob; corrugated iron roof, formerly thatch. Plan: originally an open-fronted linhay facing north-east towards Middle Coombe Farmhouse. Although much of the front has been blocked with stone rubble and weather boarding it is still used as a cow byre with a tallet/hayloft over. The original structure however is well-preserved.
Exterior: 7-bay linhay. The crossbeams carrying the tallet/hayloft are roughly soffit-chamfered. At the front they rest on tapering stone rubble posts. Vertical oak posts are set into the front ends of the beams through the narrow tallet and the outer principals of the roof trusses a lap-jointed and pegged onto the posts. This is Alcock's type S2 linhay. The roof is carried on A-frame trusses with pegged dovetail-shaped lap-jointed collars. The roof is gable-ended. The linhay originally extended another 6 bay further right (north-westwards) and most of the stone rubble posts and some of the tallet-hayloft crossbeams still remain. Besides forming part of a quite exceptional group with Middle Coombe Farmhouse and its ancillary buildings it is also unusual for a C17 linhay to remain so well- preserved.
Date first listed: 17th March 1988. Date of most recent amendment: 14th January 1992

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