Barn North-West Of Burncliffe

The barn located north-west of Burncliffe is a threshing barn that is now used for storage. It likely dates from the late 17th century. The structure is built of coursed rubble, with the right gable end rebuilt in brick during the mid-20th century. It features a heather-thatched roof covered with corrugated iron sheeting. The barn is single storey with five internal bays and has roughly-squared quoins. There are central opposed doorways with replaced paired doors, and the front doorway is flanked by low stone walls. Small window openings are present on the right side and the left return. The roof is steeply pitched.

Inside, there is a stone-flagged threshing floor, with a later cobbled byre floor to the right. The roof structure includes wany, adzed beams of heavy scantling, with four pairs of full crucks. The lower collars have been renewed, while the original halved and pegged upper collars project to support lapped purlins. The crucks are halved and crossed to support the ridge piece, and there are closely spaced rafters. A later loft floor has been inserted on the right side.

This barn is an extremely rare example in the county of a heather-thatched cruck barn.