Barn 50 Metres North North East Of Fernhill Farmhouse

This barn, located 50 meters north-north-east of Fernhill Farmhouse, dates back to the 16th century, with 17th-century outshuts and early 19th-century brickwork. There have been some later alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The structure is timber framed, featuring orange brick end walls and infill in English garden wall bond. It has a graduated Kerridge stone-slate roof with a stone ridge. The barn has a rectangular plan consisting of a 3-bay cruck framed corn barn with added outshuts.

On the exterior, most openings are from the 19th century, including a loading bay on the south face, which is sheltered by a hood that overhangs on wooden brackets. Inside, there are two full cruck frames resting on padstones, with tiebeams that have been cut away, collars, and yokes. The junction of the wall plate and principal rafter features short spurs. The side walls are primarily made of small timber frames, and the east side retains the lintel of the original cart entrance. Some trusses from the outshuts still exist, although these areas have been significantly altered for modern use as shippons.

Historically, this site was a monastic grange, and the barn may have been constructed when the farm was acquired by a yeoman following the dissolution of the monasteries around 1540.