Barn Adjoining Shippon At Approx 20M North West Of Carminowe Farmhouse

SW 62 SE MAWGAN-IN-MENEAGE

3/124 Barn adjoining shippon at approx - 20m north west of Carminowe Farmhouse

GV II

Barn with grain or fodder store over shippon. Circa 1860. Shale rubble wih dressed granite quoins, steps, jambstones and lintels. Hipped grouted scantle slate roof. Long rectangular plan with 2 entrances on the front (east) side facing yard and 2 pairs of opposing winnowing doors to 1st floor. Flight of steps at both front left and rear right. No external horse engine house but this may be integral and internal or perhaps a steam driven thresher was used. Two storeys. Fairly regular east front with window; doorway left and doorway, window right to 1st floor and with wide length of blind walling between. Pigeon holes under eaves. The left hand doorway is approached by flight of steps from the left with store under. Ground floor doorways to right of steps and to far right. Window openings left of steps and right of 1st doorway. Slit ventilator under right hand 1st floor doorway. Original or old ledged doors windows with random glazing to vertical glazing bars or with shutters or half shuttered. Interior not inspected. Carminowe was an important manor from the C13. Part of a planned group of virtually complete farm buildings, with this, the barn, second only in importance to the farmhouse itself but relying on the other buildings to make up the complete C19 agricultural economy.

Listing NGR: SW6647723987