Barn Approximately 15 Metres West of Higher Westcott Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. A 17th century Barn.
Barn Approximately 15 Metres West of Higher Westcott Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- quiet-plaster-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1988
- Type
- Barn
- Period
- 17th century
- OS grid reference
- SY 059 999
- Coordinates
- 50.79123, -3.33541
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, located approximately 15 metres west of Higher Westcott Farmhouse, is likely from the 17th century and was refurbished in the 19th century. It features exposed cob on stone rubble footings and has a corrugated iron roof, which was formerly thatch. The barn is oriented on an east-west axis and has nearly central opposing full-height doorways leading to the threshing floors. The double doors, which date from the late 19th century, are flanked by short projecting midstrey walls. The roof is hipped at both ends. The interior was not accessible for inspection at the time of this survey.
Local climate
Barn Approximately 15 Metres West of Higher Westcott Farmhouse receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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