Former Winter Bee-House At Pike Barns

The former winter bee-house at Pike Barns is an early 18th-century structure, located adjacent to a barn dated 1730. It is built from hammer-dressed stone and features a graduated stone slate roof. The building consists of one room that is accessed by a flight of stone steps and is elevated above an undercroft. The entrance door has a chamfered surround, with a small hatch to the right and a later-added casement window. The corners of the building are accentuated with quoins, and there is a chamfered surround to the undercroft door on the left side. The building also has kneelers. On the rear, there are two doors with chamfered surrounds and two 2-light windows with chamfered mullions, although one of the mullions is missing, located on the upper floor. Inside the upper storey, the internal wall contains two tiers of bee boles, which are square recesses designed to protect skeps from harsh winter conditions. This bee-house is one of only a few recognized examples in the whole of Great Britain.