Barn and Shippon Approximately 25 Metres South of Forder Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. Barn, shippon.
Barn and Shippon Approximately 25 Metres South of Forder Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-loft-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Barn, shippon
- OS grid reference
- SX 722 888
- Coordinates
- 50.68534, -3.80955
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building is a barn and shippon located approximately 25 meters south of Forder Farmhouse, dating from the 17th century. It is constructed from large blocks of roughly-dressed granite, which is almost ashlar, with some areas patched with granite stone rubble. The roof is made of corrugated iron, though it was originally thatched.
The structure features a threshing barn with an adjoining shippon that faces northeast. The barn has two central opposing doorways leading to the threshing floor; the front doorway is full height for double doors, while the rear doorway is smaller. The shippon is located at the right (northwest) end, with a roof that is continuous with that of the barn. It includes a doorway with a hayloft loading hatch directly above it and a window to the right.
In front of the barn, there are granite rubble lean-to sheds, one of which was once open-fronted and supported by monolithic granite posts. The main roof is gable-ended. The hayloft beams in both the shippon and barn are roughly finished and have some waney areas. The roof retains some original A-frame trusses made of large scantling with pegged lap-jointed collars, although some trusses towards the left end have been replaced in the 20th century.
Local climate
Barn and Shippon Approximately 25 Metres South of Forder Farmhouse receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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