Warren Barn

Warren Barn is a mid-19th century outfarm located in Torquay, primarily constructed from local stone rubble with some cob, and features mostly gable-ended slate roofs, which were mostly stripped as of March 1991. The layout consists of a valley bottom outfarm complex with a stream running through the north end of the yard. The yard is walled, with a linhay along the south side and stables and a byre along the west side, both facing into the yard. The main entrance is through the wall on the south side, with a passage leading from the yard to the outside across the south end of the stables and byres in front of the linhay.

The barn, aligned roughly north-south, continues the line of the stables and byre, projecting south beyond the rear of the linhay, with its southern end terraced into the hillslope. The stables and byre, which are partly built of cob, are currently roofless and have mostly collapsed. There were five front doorways to the yard: the southern one leads to the passage, while the others lead to the stables and byres, with blocked windows in between. Remnants of timber feeding troughs on a stone base can be found in front of the rear feeding corridor, and the hayloft has collapsed.

The linhay is open-fronted to the yard, consisting of five bays supported by full-height stone rubble round piers. It features a tallet carried on a series of relatively close-set squared crossbeams of large scantling, with a common rafter roof that has collars to alternate couples. The barn has central opposing large wagon entrance doorways leading to the threshing floor. The southern end is terraced into the hillslope and includes a large loading doorway and a small doorway at the north end leading to the passage, though no doors survive. The roof is hipped to the north and gable-ended to the south, with a nine-bay roof of tie beam trusses featuring nailed queen struts. This structure is a good example of a South Hams outfarm.