Barn Approximately 18 Metres South Of Burnthouse Farmhouse

OTTERTON OTTERY ROAD ST 08 NE 3/184 Barn approximately 18 metres - south of Burnthouse Farmhouse GV II Threshing barn with adjoining byre. C18. Cob on stone rubble footings, patched a little with C19 and C20 brick; thatch roof. Long block facing onto farm courtyard to the north-east. It is built down a slope; byre on the uphill left end, barn downhill to right. The barn has central opposing doors to the threshing floor. The byre has a brick-lined doorway as if it were reduced in width in the C19. It contains a C19 door with a contemporary loading hatch directly above and unglazed window to right. The barn has large full height doorways on each side, both flanked by short midstrey walls. They contain C19 double plank doors, each split into 2 flaps. The roof is hipped each end and the eaves are carried down a short distance as a hood over the barn doorway. Interior. The 2 parts are separated by a cob crosswall. The byre has 2 large oak crossbeams with roughly-made soffit chamfers supporting the hayloft. Barn is open to the roof. It is 7 bays overall, 3 to the byre and 4 to the barn. The trusses are A frames on tie beams with spiked lap-jointed collars and X-apexes. This is a rare example of a traditional Devon farmbuilding which is still thatched.

Listing NGR: SY0897387019