Tithe Barn Directly To East Of Buckland Abbey

The Tithe Barn, located directly to the east of Buckland Abbey, is a 15th-century structure with granite rubble walls and granite dressings. It features a gable-ended scantle slate roof and has a long rectangular plan consisting of 20 bays, with a central threshing floor flanked by porches on either side. The barn is a single storey and has a regular front with nine granite ashlar buttresses on either side of a tall gabled porch. This porch is supported by similar buttresses and features a large four-centred granite arched doorway with a double-chamfered arch. The buttresses beside the porch are closely set, with ventilation slits placed alternately between them. To the left and right of the porch are smaller four-centred arched granite doorways, one of which on the left is now blocked. The left side of the barn has a chamfered plinth due to the sloping ground. The rear elevation mirrors the front, with a central porch and buttresses, and includes inserted doorways with stone arches at either end. Inside, there are chamfered granite arches in the front and rear porches. The original roof, which is complete but likely has some restoration, consists of 20 bays supported by raised crucks with arch-braced collars, morticed apex, and threaded purlins. As one of the few remaining monastic tithe barns in Devon, this building is a significant historical survival.