Crows (Storage Chambers), Possibly Piggeries, in Roadside Hedge Opposite Rosemergy Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Storage chamber.

Crows (Storage Chambers), Possibly Piggeries, in Roadside Hedge Opposite Rosemergy Farmhouse

WRENN ID
final-footing-wren
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Type
Storage chamber
Address
Crows (Storage Chambers), Possibly Piggeries, in Roadside Hedge Opposite Rosemergy Farmhouse, Morvah
OS grid reference
SW 418 362
Coordinates
50.17035, -5.61664
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Crows, which are local storage chambers or possibly piggeries, are located in a roadside hedge opposite Rosemergy Farmhouse. These structures likely date back to the 18th century and are made from granite moorstone and earth. The design features two D-plan chambers that are built into the roadside bank or hedge, with roofs made from granite lintels covered in soil. There are small doorways facing the roadside to the north. This site is part of an unspoiled coastal hamlet situated within an ancient field system.

Local climate

Crows (Storage Chambers), Possibly Piggeries, in Roadside Hedge Opposite Rosemergy Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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