Castle Barn And Open Fronted Store

Castle Barn and the open-fronted store, dated and initialled 'F.W. 1793' on a stone plaque towards the top of the porch gable, are located in Turkdean. The barn is constructed of limestone rubble with dressed stone quoins and features a stone slate roof, while the open-fronted store has a red Roman tile roof. The barn has a central projecting porch on the south side, with lean-tos on either side, and a shallow porch on the opposite wall with a forward-projecting lean-to on the right. The 'L'-shaped open-fronted store extends south from this lean-to. The south side of the barn features a projecting two-storey gabled porch with double plank doors and a two-light stone-mullioned casement window on the first floor. The lean-tos on either side have 20th-century stable doors, and there are ventilation slits in the gable ends along with a pitching window in the left gable end. The porch has projecting cheeks and a lean-to roof on the north side, with flat coping at the gable ends. The single-storey open-fronted store on the left has bays divided by stone monoliths with flat-chamfered corners, although some bays are now enclosed with concrete block walls. Inside the barn, there are four bays featuring original collar and tie beam trusses.