Threshing Barn About 80 Metres West Of Southwood Farmhouse

This is a threshing barn located about 80 metres west of Southwood Farmhouse, likely built in the late 17th century. The structure is made of cob on stone rubble footings and has a gabled corrugated iron roof at both ends. The barn has a rectangular plan and features a horse engine house on the west side. It has opposing doors, with a pair of doors at the front that are probably from the 18th century, set in a chamfered pegged doorframe. The horse engine house at the rear is partly constructed of stone, with the corrugated iron roof supported in part by a granite monolith. Inside, part of the timber threshing floor remains, and the rear door, likely also from the 18th century, has clever timber bolts with catches for both the upper and lower sections. The roof consists of two late 17th century trusses with straight main rafters, halved and dovetailed collars, a diagonally-set ridge, and trenched purlins.