Pigsties Approximately 15 Metres North East Of Trevecca Farmhouse

LISKEARD

SX26NE Pigsties approximately 15 metres 979-1/2/10 north-east of Trevecca Farmhouse

GV II

Pigsties. Mid/late C19. Slatestone rubble, some granite monoliths and granite feed troughs; rag slate roof in state of disrepair. Rectangular plan with 5 sties, the 2 end sties of deeper plan probably farrowing sties. Single storey; yard front has feeding door to each sty, the 2 end bays projecting with splayed returns and all doors protected under porch formed by the roof carried on posts between the end bays; end pens with doors on the splay; left-hand door is full height, others have aprons, all with old boarded doors. Field front has 5 doorways; 2 pairs of doors flanking a central doorway; slit ventilator left of middle and to right-hand gable. Other gable adjoins building not included in the listing. INTERIOR has original troughs in situ; stone walls between end pens and other pens; slate partitions between central pens. This building is an unusual but effective design, and a rare example of its type.

Listing NGR: SX2509566214