Linhay and Calf House 4 Metres South-West of West Fursham Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Linhay, calf house.

Linhay and Calf House 4 Metres South-West of West Fursham Farmhouse

WRENN ID
stark-spire-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1988
Type
Linhay, calf house
OS grid reference
SX 714 934
Coordinates
50.7265, -3.82214
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The linhay and calf house, located 4 metres south-west of West Fursham Farmhouse, is likely from the 18th century, with possible origins in the late 17th century. It features a small extension from 1839, as indicated by a date inscription. The structure is primarily built of cob on stone rubble footings, with a 19th-century extension made of stone rubble and some 20th-century concrete block patching. The roof is covered with corrugated iron, which was formerly thatch.

The building has a long range that faces onto what was once a farmyard to the north-west. The main section on the right is an 8-bay linhay that remains mostly open-fronted. To the immediate left, separated by a cob crosswall, is a cartshed, which is an open bay, followed by the calf house that has a front doorway. At the left end, the 19th-century extension includes another cartshed with a full-height doorway.

The linhay is of Alcock's linhay type T1. It features full-height oak posts that rest on granite pads. Large, roughly-finished crossbeams are notched into and tusk-tenoned through the posts. The tops of the posts support the outer principals of A-frame roof trusses, which have pegged and spiked lap-jointed collars. The oak lintel of the calf house doorway is inscribed with the year 1839. The roof is gable-ended on the right and hipped on the left.

Local climate

Linhay and Calf House 4 Metres South-West of West Fursham Farmhouse receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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