Cow House Approximately 30 Metres North-East Of Batworthy Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. Cow house.

Cow House Approximately 30 Metres North-East Of Batworthy Farmhouse

WRENN ID
weathered-moat-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Country
England
Type
Cow house
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cow house, located approximately 30 metres north-east of Batworthy Farmhouse, is a building that likely dates back to the 16th century and has undergone several alterations. It was rearranged and converted into a cowhouse in the late 19th century. The original structure is made of large blocks of granite ashlar, with later repairs and modifications done in granite stone rubble. The roof is covered with corrugated iron, which replaced the original thatch.

The cow house has a layout that includes three stalls facing south-west. The right stall is an addition to the original structure and is more apparent from the rear. Initially, the building served as a threshing barn, featuring nearly central opposing doors that opened onto the threshing floor.

On the exterior, the front has three doors that are irregularly placed, each with hayloft loading hatches directly above. The central doorway and hayloft partially obscure the remains of the original barn doorway, while the left doorway cuts through the ashlar work. The right-hand doorway is part of the extension, with its left side using the corner of the original barn. Between the central and right doorways, there are two small unglazed windows. The hayloft, which was originally open-fronted, is now covered with corrugated iron. On the rear wall, there is an inserted doorway, and the original barn doorway, made of large slabs of dressed granite, is blocked.

Inside, the cow house features plain late 19th-century carpentry details. The roof contains various A-frame trusses with lap-jointed collars, with the latest trusses likely made of 20th-century machine-cut timber and bolted collars. The earliest trusses, located towards the left end of the original barn, may date back to the 17th century and feature cambered collars that are halved and pegged to the principals.

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