Cow House Approximately 20 Metres To South East Of The Malsters Tap

The cow house, located approximately 20 metres southeast of The Maltsters Tap, dates from the 18th century and has a later addition. It is constructed from thinly coursed yellow and grey sandstone rubble, with a weatherboarded timber framed addition and a corrugated iron roof. The building is one storey high with a loft and features two raking eaves dormers at the front, each with boarded doors. There are three boarded doors, with the outer pair having two leaves each, and a small boarded opening in the later addition to the left. At the rear, there are three opposed doors. Inside, the structure has tie-beam trusses with raking struts and single purlins. This cow house is a complete example of a three-door design, where cattle were housed in two rows facing each other. The central door provided access to a feed passage, while the outer doors were used for mucking out. The cow house is part of a complete farmstead group that includes the farmhouse (The Maltsters Tap) and a barn, contributing to its group value.