Dutch Barn at Park Head Farm is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1986. Barn.

Dutch Barn at Park Head Farm

WRENN ID
guardian-sill-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 May 1986
Type
Barn
Address
Dutch Barn at Park Head Farm, A 688
OS grid reference
NZ 230 309
Coordinates
54.67328, -1.64421
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dutch barn at Park Head Farm dates from around 1780 and is constructed of margined ashlar with a Welsh slate roof. The barn features a layout of 2 by 6 bays and is supported by high square plinths that hold massive corner piers with chamfered bases, as well as smaller intermediate piers. It has a hipped roof, and the interior reveals kingpost trusses.

Local climate

Dutch Barn at Park Head Farm receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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