Barn Approximately 1 Metre South West Of Ashtree Farmhouse

OTTERTON OTTERY ROAD ST 08 NE 3/189 Barn approximately 1 metre south-west of Ashtree Farmhouse 11.ll.52 GV II Barn. C18, refurbished in late C19. Cob on stone rubble footings, extensively patched with stone rubble and late C19 brick; thatch roof. Barn facing east with large opposing doors on the long walls onto the threshing floor. Front contains a full height doorway with a little right of centre. Each of the double doors is split into 2 flaps and are plank doors with cover strips. Much of the wall is faced with local flint rubble and the corners and doorway have brick quoins. The roof is hipped each end. The left (southern) end wall is faced with brick and contains a loading hatch. Rear doorway is smaller than the front one and contains similar doors. Interior is open from the ground to a 4-bay roof of C18 A-frame trusses with spiked lap-jointed collars and X-apexes. Rare example of a farm building still thatched.

Listing NGR: SY0905888448