Barn and Cow House Approximately 15 Metres South West of Great Stert Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1984. Barn and cow house.

Barn and Cow House Approximately 15 Metres South West of Great Stert Farmhouse

WRENN ID
standing-pilaster-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 February 1984
Type
Barn and cow house
OS grid reference
SX 597 574
Coordinates
50.40049, -3.97451
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a barn and cow house, located approximately 15 metres south-west of Great Stert Farmhouse, and dates from the 18th century. It is constructed of stone rubble with granite quoins and lintels, and features a corrugated asbestos half-hipped roof. The structure is built into a bank, with barn doors on the upper side leading to a loft over the cow house below. The lower (east) side includes loft doors, stable doors, small window openings, ventilation slits, and pigeon holes. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Barn and Cow House Approximately 15 Metres South West of Great Stert Farmhouse 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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