Barn About 25 Metres South Of Higher Combe Farmhouse

This barn, located about 25 metres south of Higher Combe Farmhouse, is likely from the 17th century. It is built from granite rubble with a layer of cob beneath the eaves and features a half-hipped thatched roof. The barn has two storeys and numerous blocked openings in the north wall. To the left, there is a possibly old studded plank door with strap-hinges, framed by a 20th-century imitation Tudor door-frame, and topped with a 20th-century pantiled hood. The east gable and south wall feature late 19th-century windows with segmental arches made of red brick and small-paned wood casements. The south wall also has a well-crafted plank door with strap-hinges that opens in two sections, along with a plank door leading to the loft above it. An owl hole is present in the east gable. The interior has been used as a stable since the late 19th century and includes good cast-iron fittings, posts with moulded tops, and partitions with iron grilles. The roof retains some old roof-trusses with collars pegged to the faces of the principal rafters, and there are no common rafters, just thick thatching spars.