Barn And Stables Immediately North North West Of Lower Dunstone

This building consists of a barn and adjoining stables located immediately north-northwest of Lower Dunstone. The stables date from the late 17th century or early 18th century, while the barn may be from the early 17th century. The barn is constructed from slate rubble and cob, with the stable range made of slate rubble and cob only beneath the eaves. Both structures feature hipped roofs, clad in corrugated iron.

The layout is L-shaped, with the southwest range being a long barn that follows the slope of the land. It has a loft doorway at the higher north end and large doorways leading to the central treading floor, although these large doorways have been blocked and replaced with smaller ones. In the late 17th century or early 18th century, a two-storey range was built at right angles to the northeast, featuring two ground floor doorways at the front and a higher ground level at the rear, providing access to the loft through a doorway in the west end.

The stables are two storeys high and have a continuous slate drip course above the ground floor windows and doorways. There are two square windows at the centre, flanked by two doorways—one with a plank door and the other blocked. External steps at the right end lead to the higher ground at the rear, where there is a loft doorway at the left gable end. The barn, projecting at right angles to the loft, has opposing cart entrances that are now blocked, with smaller doorways inserted. Some cob walls have collapsed on the left (west) side. The south end wall features a small ventilation or owl hole under the eaves and a window below.

Inside, the stables have large, closely spaced chamfered cross-beams and later stall partitions. The roof is constructed with collars halved and pegged to straight principals. The barn has a rebuilt roof, and its internal walls are partly faced in plaster.