Barn Approximately 20 Metres West North West of Bowden is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1984. Barn.

Barn Approximately 20 Metres West North West of Bowden

WRENN ID
tilted-cloister-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1984
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SX 575 518
Coordinates
50.34924, -4.00332
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, located approximately 20 meters west-northwest of Bowden, dates from the 17th century and is constructed from stone rubble with a slate roof featuring half-hipped ends. It has a cart entrance that includes a slated hood and a large timber lintel; while the chamfered lintel of the door frame remains, the jambs are missing. The lower west end is floored, and there is a segmental arched ground floor doorway with a loft door situated above it. Additionally, a hay door can be found at the east end. Inside, the barn features a 19th-century roof supported by scissor trusses, and the floor at the lower end showcases stop-chamfered beams.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 20 Metres West North West of Bowden receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% 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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