Stables, Courtyard And Barn Adjoining South-East Of Lower Farmhouse

The complex comprises stables, a cowhouse, and a barn adjoining Lower Farmhouse, situated to the south-east. The barn dates from the late 16th to early 17th century, while the stables and cowhouse were built in the late 19th century. The construction uses local stone and flint rubble, including some cob, with some 20th-century concrete block patching; the roofs are covered with corrugated iron, having previously been thatched.

The barn, approximately 20 metres from the farmhouse, faces north-west into the cobbled courtyard. It is a threshing barn with opposing full-height doorways that open directly into the threshing floor. The stables project at right angles from the south-western end of the farmhouse, facing east into the courtyard. A carriageway passes through the stables, functioning as the main entrance to the farmyard. The cowhouse connects the stables and barn across the angle between the farmbuildings.

The barn’s exterior features a small central full-height doorway containing 19th-century double doors. To the left is a hayloft loading hatch, and to the right, a smaller secondary doorway. The roof is hipped at each end. Originally open-fronted, the cowhouse is now clad in corrugated iron. The portion of the stable to the left of the carriageway is weather-boarded, with two doorways. The stone section to the right of the carriageway contains a doorway, with a window to its right.

Internally, the barn retains two side-pegged jointed cruck trusses, with evidence of a third of the original four trusses remaining. The cowhouse started as an open-fronted building with six bays and features front posts that support roof trusses, likely incorporating 18th-century A-frame trusses. The stables exhibit plain late 19th-century carpentry details. The farmbuildings, together with Lower Wick Farmhouse, create an attractive group of traditional Devon buildings arranged around a cobbled courtyard, and are part of a wider group of listed buildings within the hamlet of Wick.