Bank barn south-west of Barteliver Farmhouse

The barn, dating from the 18th century, is situated south-west of Barteliver Farmhouse and is constructed from killas and granite rubble, covered by a hipped roof of scantle slates. A single-storey addition to the east side has a roof of 20th-century corrugated metal sheeting.

The barn, largely of two storeys, fronts onto a small yard and has a T-shaped plan. The main range runs west-east to the south, with a shorter arm extending northwards; the single-storey addition is situated to the east. A wheelpit is set slightly off-centre to the rear, with the remains of a lean-to against the west wall.

The ground rises to the south and west, integrating the barn into banks. The ground floor of the eastern half, facing the yard, features several doorways, including two wider cart openings, all with segmental-arched lintels. The first floor has two taking-in doors, retaining slate shelter porches, timber double doors, and three two-light windows, with the northernmost one blocked. The north elevation of the shorter range has a single doorway to the upper floor, accessible by a flight of stone steps. The west return has two windows and a taking-in door. The north elevation of the west end of the main range accommodates a single window to the upper floor, the west wall being otherwise blank. The rear elevation features a blocked doorway into the west end of the main range, leading to a wheelpit which once powered a threshing machine, the waterwheel now removed.

The ground floor originally provided fully enclosed housing for cattle, including a loose box in the eastern addition, and was largely open-plan, though blockwork partitions have been introduced. Timber boarding divides the western end of the south range from the rest of the building; this section previously had a first-floor hayloft, now open to the roof. The upper floor is accessed by stone steps. The north range’s interior is fitted with wooden grain bins, a somewhat unusual arrangement due to the potential for taint from the animals below. These are partitioned off from the rest of the first floor with timber boards. Two threshing floors are present, one at each end of the barn, both retaining their opposing timber doors. The roof structure consists of principal rafters with tie beams and queen posts, supported by a double row of purlins, with lime plaster on the underside of the roof tiles. Within the roof space, remnants of line shafting and belt drive wheels, both wooden and metal, are visible, indicating their use in powering the threshing machine and possibly other machinery.