Barn Approximately 20 Metres West of Rigton Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1986. Barn.

Barn Approximately 20 Metres West of Rigton Farmhouse

WRENN ID
quiet-step-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 July 1986
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SE 373 435
Coordinates
53.88725, -1.43376
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a barn or cowhouse located approximately 20 meters west of Rigton Farmhouse, likely dating from the mid 16th century with alterations from the early 19th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble with a timber-framed interior and features a stone slate roof. The barn has six openings and quoins. Bays 1, 2, 4, and 6 contain windows with monolithic lintels, while bay 3 has a doorway that was originally wider. Bay 5 features a low cart-entry with a wooden lintel and double doors. There are buildings attached to either end, but they are not of special interest.

Inside, the barn consists of four bays. It has inclined posts on padstones with mortices for wall ties and braces, which include long straight braces to the arcade-plates, wall plates, and tie beams. The braces to the tie beams have connecting spurs from the posts that are halved over the braces. Single angle struts support single purlins, and the principal rafters have a high collar that carries a square cut ridge tree. This barn is an unusual timber-framed building that is unique within the region.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 20 Metres West of Rigton Farmhouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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