Linhay And Wall Approximately 28 Metres South East Of Lanscombe Farm Cottages

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SX8963 COCKINGTON LANE, Cockington 885-1/16/360 (South West side) 10/01/75 Linhay and wall approx 28 metres south-east of Lanscombe Farm Cottages (Formerly Listed as: COCKINGTON LANE, Cockington Four outhouses to Lanscombe Farm, S of Lanscombe Cottages, incl. Screen Wall)

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Linhay and boundary wall to farmyard. Mid/late C19. Red sandstone rubble with red brick dressings; gable-ended. Roman tile roof. PLAN: Built down the hillslope the linhay faces north west onto the farmyard. Uphill (south-west) end has ramp to hayloft loading hatch. Ground-floor front is open to the yard. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 4-bay front has open cowshed to yard with timber lintel supported on brick piers with stone pillows. Hayloft has large slit ventilators. Right (south-west) end has ramp with stone parapet walls to large loading hatch doorway with segmental arch head under louvred oculus. Left (north-east) end has smaller loading hatch under similar oculus to lane. INTERIOR: Plain carpentry detail including roof of tie beam trusses with queen struts. Boundary wall: The north-east side of the farmyard is screened from the lane by a stone rubble boundary wall which runs between this linhay and the barn approx 12m south-east of Lanscombe Farm Cottages (qv). The walls curve into the yard for the gateway. This handsome linhay with the other buildings of the farmyard form part of an exceptionally attractive group of listed buildings in the unspoilt village and the adjoining Cockington Park.

Listing NGR: SX8950363681