Cowhouse About 20 Metres East of Greathouse Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Cowhouse.

Cowhouse About 20 Metres East of Greathouse Farmhouse

WRENN ID
veiled-truss-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Cowhouse
OS grid reference
SO 315 415
Coordinates
52.06777, -2.99974
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cowhouse, located about 20 metres east of Greathouse Farmhouse, likely dates from the early 18th century and has some alterations from the 20th century. It features a timber frame, weatherboarding, and painted rubble, topped with a stone slate roof. The structure consists of approximately five framed bays and stands two storeys high, with a loft above the cowhouses. There is a loft door positioned to the left of centre. On the ground floor, there is a cattle entry to the left, two cart entries, and another cattle entry to the left. The framing probably consists of single rectangular panels, and the gable truss includes queen struts to the collar. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Cowhouse About 20 Metres East of Greathouse Farmhouse receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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