Great Barn Circa 100 Metres West Of Hoghton Tower At Sd 621 264

The Great Barn, located approximately 100 metres west of Hoghton Tower, is a Grade I listed building dated 1692, as indicated on its porch. This barn features an integral carthouse and is constructed of squared sandstone with small quoins. It has a stone slate roof adorned with ball finials on the kneelers and at the apex of the copings. The barn has a very large rectangular plan, comprising a seven-bay barn in the centre and a carthouse at the east end, with opposed porches in the centre.

The south front showcases a wide three-bay full-height gabled porch, which includes segmental-headed outer and inner arches. The outer arch has a moulded head with recessed voussoirs, and above it is a square datestone inscribed in relief with the initials "C:H" from 1692. On either side of the porch at this level are hollow-moulded two-light mullioned windows. The stone coping features kneelers and ball finials. To the left of the porch, there is a doorway and three 19th-century windows at ground level, along with a square loading door in the centre and four louvred breathers for the loft. The west gable wall has three chamfered shippon doorways beneath a stepped dripband. To the right, there are breathers on four levels of the adjoining bay, leading to the carthouse side wall, which contains a segmental-arched wagon door in the gable wall, two two-light windows at the first floor, and a flight of stone steps rounding the rear corner to access a loft door in the rear wall.

The rear of the barn features a small porch under a carried down roof, a shouldered round-headed wagon entrance, and a two-light window above. The eastern part of the structure has been covered by added stables, a cottage, and other modifications. Inside, the barn boasts large collar trusses with angle struts and four pairs of purlins.