Shippon Approximately 3 Metres South-East Of Higher Horselake Farmhouse

This building is a shippon located approximately 3 metres south-east of Higher Horselake Farmhouse, likely dating from the mid to late 17th century. It is constructed from granite stone rubble and has a corrugated iron roof, which was originally thatch. The shippon features an open-fronted hayloft above, facing north-west towards the farmhouse. The right end and rear of the building are built into the hillside. Unlike a typical Devon linhay, this shippon has a rubble wall with two wide doorways on the ground floor instead of an open front. The hayloft, now weatherboarded, has two loading hatches, one above each doorway, and can also be accessed directly from the terrace at the rear. The roof is hipped at both ends. Inside, the crossbeams are mostly roughly finished and wany, although two are neatly soffit-chamfered, possibly reused. Vertical posts rise from the front of each beam across the front of the hayloft, with curving heads that are lap-jointed onto the roof truss principals. The roof features a 7-bay A-frame truss design with pegged and spiked lap-jointed collars. The trusses bear carpenter's assembly marks, including Roman numerals from I to III and a series of drilled holes. This shippon, along with the nearby stables, forms a group with the significant Higher Horselake Farmhouse.