Dove Barn, To North West Of Rill Farmhouse

BUCKFASTLEIGH

SX76NE COLSTON ROAD 1011-1/2/20 (West side) Dove Barn, to north-west of Rill Farmhouse

GV II

Bank barn. Still partly in agricultural use. Probably earlier than 1848, the date of the other ranges of agricultural buildings round the stockyard at Rill Farm (qv). Local grey limestone rubble; slate roof, hipped at ends. Plan: forms the 4th (east) side of a courtyard of buildings on a farm notable for a sharply sloping site where the ground rises to west of the house. Bank barn, the ground floor (said to be filled in with rubble) with access from the west, loft level with access from the yard. EXTERIOR: east elevation has 3 blocked ground-floor doorways with timber lintels; loft doorway on east side has a 3-light casement and 2 rows of pigeon holes with flight ledges. The loft has a large doorway on the west side from the yard with a segmental brick arch. INTERIOR: not inspected but may be of interest. Part of an unusually complete group of farm buildings. The farmstead at Rill is a notable feature seen from the Totnes Road.

Listing NGR: SX7507365010