Pigsty About 30 Metres South East of Sweaton Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Pigsty.

Pigsty About 30 Metres South East of Sweaton 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 November 1986
Type
Pigsty
OS grid reference
SX 700 736
Coordinates
50.54794, -3.83535
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pigsty, located about 30 metres southeast of Sweaton Farmhouse, is probably from the early 19th century. It is constructed of granite rubble and has a slated roof. The building measures approximately 7 metres long and 4 metres wide and was likely originally divided into two compartments. It is a single storey, previously having a loft.

The east gable wall features a ventilation slit with a loft doorway above, which is now boarded up. The north wall has a small square opening at the base of which is the outer edge of a granite feeding trough; iron hinges and a catch for a door are still present. To the right of this opening is another ventilation slit. The west gable wall also contains an opening with a feeding trough. The south wall has an altered doorway, which includes some concrete block in the upper part; it likely originally had a pair of doors flanked and divided by short granite posts.

Inside, the pigsty has well-made housings for the former loft floor-beams. The roof consists of two trusses, which appear to be original, with principal rafters halved at the apex and nailed together, and collars that are also nailed to their faces.

Local climate

Pigsty About 30 Metres South East of Sweaton Farmhouse receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% 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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