Dunkenshaw and Barn Adjoining to West is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1968. House, barn.
Dunkenshaw and Barn Adjoining to West
- WRENN ID
- fossil-loggia-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 May 1968
- Type
- House, barn
- OS grid reference
- SD 575 556
- Coordinates
- 53.9955, -2.64977
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dunkenshaw and the barn adjoining to the west are a house and barn dating from the late 18th century. They are constructed from sandstone rubble and topped with a slate roof. The house is two storeys high and has two bays. The windows are sashed with glazing bars and feature plain stone surrounds. The door, located between the bays, also has a plain stone surround. There are chimneys on the gables, which are finished with copings and kneelers. The adjoining barn to the left is lower in height and has a wide entrance with a stone lintel and an external sliding door. To the left of the barn are two windows with plain reveals, and to the right is a door with long-and-short jambs.
Local climate
Dunkenshaw and Barn Adjoining to West sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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