Barn and Shippon Approximately 20 Metres West of Higher Bowcombe Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1986. Barn, shippon.

Barn and Shippon Approximately 20 Metres West of Higher Bowcombe Farmhouse

WRENN ID
vacant-vault-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 May 1986
Type
Barn, shippon
OS grid reference
SX 668 552
Coordinates
50.38166, -3.8735
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a barn and shippon located approximately 20 metres west of Higher Bowcombe Farmhouse, dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. It is constructed of slate rubble with granite quoins and lintels, topped with a slurried slate half-hipped roof. The structure is positioned at right angles to the slope of the land. The ground floor features seven shippon doors, and there is a loft door at the centre above, which has a slated hood. Below the eaves, there is a row of pigeon holes with slate ledges. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Barn and Shippon Approximately 20 Metres West of Higher Bowcombe Farmhouse receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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