Range Of Pigsties At Higher Kernicks

HELLAND SX 07 SE 1/40 Range of pigsties at Higher - Kernicks

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Range of pigsties. Circa late C18 or early-mid C19. Granite rubble with slate lacing in the masonry and granite quoins. Rag slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends. Plan: Rectangular plan range of pigsties, with feeding windows to front, doorways and pigruns to rear. Exterior: Single storey, sloping down to left ; the front has 4 windows stepped up to the right, each with wooden shutters with strap hinges ; each window has a roughly hewn granite lintel and an internal granite cill, which is angled so that the swill could be poured in to a trough inside the sty. The left side is blind and the right side has a ventilation slit at upper level. At the rear, there are four doorways with roughly hewn granite lintels and doors with strap hinges. The pigrun is enclosed by a rubble wall about 1½ metres high, with a gateway at each side. This is an unusually complete example of a purpose built range of pigsties, well designed for its function and an essential part of a small farm's economy.

Listing NGR: SX0876071165