Pigsties At Bickington Barton, About 3 Metres South East Of House

BICKINGTON SX 87 SW 8/2 Pigsties at Bickington Barton, - about 3 metres south-east of house

GV II

Row of pigsties with storage loft above. Probably early or mid C19. Devonian limestone rubble. Corrugated-iron roof. Consists of 4 sties with a room of unknown function at the north end. In front of the 4 sties on the west side is a raised feeding walk with a low stone parapet; access to it is by a short flight of stone steps on the north. Above it the roof is carried out on horizontal beams to form a canopy. Each sty has a window-like opening onto the walk, its lower part occupied by a granite trough. Access to the sties is by 4 doors on the east side. The northern room has a doorway on the west side and there is a plank door with wrought-iron strap-hinges in the north gable, giving access to the storage loft. Roof-trusses appear to be original, with collars pegged to the faces of the principal rafters. A long narrow building, similar in shape to this one, is shown in the same position on the 1841 tithe map (Devon Record Office).

Listing NGR: SX8019372461