Ash House About 20 Metres South-West of Higher Combe Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1986. A Victorian House.

Ash House About 20 Metres South-West of Higher Combe Farmhouse

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 July 1986
Type
House
Period
Victorian
OS grid reference
SX 774 825
Coordinates
50.62965, -3.73367
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ash House is located about 20 metres south-west of Higher Combe Farmhouse. This round building dates from the 19th century or earlier and is constructed of granite rubble. It features a conical stone roof that is covered with 20th-century thatch. The front has a doorway with a lintel and jambs made from large pieces of granite, and it has a plank door with strap-hinges. At the rear, there is a small opening with a wrought-iron door, likely used for inserting ashes. The interior of the building has been plastered.

Local climate

Ash House About 20 Metres South-West of Higher Combe Farmhouse receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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