Barn And Stable About 20 Metres North Of Gatehouse

The barn and stable, located about 20 metres north of the Gatehouse, date from the 15th and 16th centuries. They are timber framed and weather boarded, partly resting on a sandstone base, with plain tiled roofs. The north elevation features the barn on the right, which has a half hipped roof and an open lean-to outshot across the front, along with a central gable at mid-storey. To the left is a two-storey stable block with a half hipped roof, featuring a wooden casement on the first floor and three on the ground floor, along with a central recessed half door. An external stair leads to the upper floor, which has a boarded door. The rear elevation of the barn includes carriage doors and casements.

Inside, the barn is a notable four-bay structure with arched braced tie beams and crown posts, featuring straight braces to the collars and beams. The adjacent two-storey building has stabling on the ground floor and a pigeon loft on the first floor, with a three-bay clasped purlin and wind-braced roof, showcasing eccentric bracing of good quality. The interior is heavily soot blackened, suggesting that this building may have served as an early cast or external kitchen, or possibly a brewhouse, given its location at the lower end of the Gatehouse.