Barn And Linhay Immediately To North East Of Former Longhouse At Canna

This is a barn with an attached horse-engine house, located immediately to the northeast of the former longhouse at Canna. It likely dates from the late 18th century to early 19th century, possibly incorporating some earlier materials. The 19th-century linhay is attached at right angles to the barn and adjoins the former house. The structure features granite rubble walls with dressed stone surrounds for the doorways and slate roofs with gable ends. The gable end of the horse-engine house at the rear has granite coping stones and a moulded kneeler.

The barn contains a central threshing floor and has a tall double doorway at the front, along with a smaller doorway at the rear. The engine house at the rear was used to operate a threshing machine. There is a one-room extension to the barn at the right end, and the linhay is added at the front. The barn is single-storey with a loft at the right-hand end. The front wall features a tall double doorway to the right of centre with a wooden lintel and dressed stone jambs, as well as another doorway towards the left end with a granite lintel. There is a first-floor opening situated between the two doorways. To the right, there is a doorway into the barn extension with a wooden lintel, and at the left gable end, there is another tall double doorway.

The rear wall has a small doorway to the left of centre, opposite the front doorway, and a wider doorway to the right. The engine house is square and projects from the right-hand end, featuring a tall wide opening with a timber lintel on the inner face. The gable end of the engine house is partly built into the ground and has two openings, one above the other, with plain granite frames. The gable end of the barn extension includes a narrow ventilation light on the ground floor and an owl hole on the first floor. The linhay has granite uprights on its front face, which are now partially infilled, with openings at the right and left ends. The first floor has a corrugated iron front for the hay tallet, complete with a loading doorway.

Inside, the main barn features a 20th-century king post and collar beam roof, while the horse-engine house has a 19th-century scissor brace roof. A substantial chamfered beam runs lengthways along the ground floor.