Barn north-west of Troakes Farmhouse and cow house is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 2021. A {} Barn.

Barn north-west of Troakes Farmhouse and cow house

WRENN ID
deep-chimney-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 2021
Type
Barn
Period
{}
Address
Barn north-west of Troakes Farmhouse and cow house, Troakes Farm, Bolham Water, Clayhidon, Cullompton, EX15 3QB
OS grid reference
ST 163 121
Coordinates
50.90304, -3.19039
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn, dating from the 18th century, has undergone later alterations. It is built of random stone rubble and concrete blocks, topped with a roof covered in corrugated metal sheeting.

The barn is part of a linear range that once enclosed the west side of a narrow, rectangular yard. This range originally included three attached buildings, but the central building is no longer present, and the southern building has been extensively rebuilt in the 20th century. The east side of the yard is defined by the farmhouse and an attached agricultural building at its north end.

This single-storey, single-depth barn consists of four bays. The main (east) elevation features a pedestrian entrance with a plank door, a large full-height opening with a modern metal door, and a high-set taking-in door. The central section of the wall has been partially rebuilt. There is also an opening in the south gable wall. The west elevation has been partially rebuilt with concrete blocks and includes a 20th-century metal-framed window. The roof structure consists of three principals with applied collars, pegged at the apex, a tie beam to the central truss, long diagonal bracing, and two rows of purlins. Some 20th-century timbers were added when the roof covering was replaced.

Local climate

Barn north-west of Troakes Farmhouse and cow house receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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