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

The pigsties at Bickington Barton, located about 3 metres south-east of the house, are a row of structures likely built in the early to mid 19th century. They are constructed from Devonian limestone rubble and topped with a corrugated-iron roof. The building consists of four pigsties with a room of unknown function at the northern end. In front of the sties on the west side, there is a raised feeding walk with a low stone parapet, accessible by a short flight of stone steps on the north. The roof extends out on horizontal beams to create a canopy over the walk. Each sty features a window-like opening onto the walk, with the lower part occupied by a granite trough. Access to the sties is provided by four 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 that leads to the storage loft. The 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 depicted in the same location on the 1841 tithe map from the Devon Record Office.