L-Shaped Range Of Buildings On North-East And North-West Sides Of South Harton Farmyard, Including The Front And Rear Gateways And The Linhay Attached To The South-West Corner Of The North-East Range

This is a complex of farm buildings, likely dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. The north-east range was not depicted on the 1838 tithe map. The buildings are constructed of granite rubble with corrugated-iron roofs, originally thatched, and form an L-shape enclosing South Harton Farmyard. The north-east range appears to have been designed for cattle on the ground floor, with storage lofts above, and is distinguished by a large gateway that rises through both storeys. The external appearance is fortress-like, with narrow slit windows on each storey, the upper ones set just below the eaves. A single, full-size window is located to the left of the gateway. The gateway has a segmental arch of rough-faced granite with a smooth border and raised keystone. The south-east gable, which incorporates a basement storey due to the sloping ground, features a round-arched doorway with a raised keystone that has been partially blocked by a large granite slab, which now serves as a reservoir fed by a stream flowing from the north-west end of the farmyard. The interior courtyard face has few distinguishing elements, including a gateway mirroring the external one and some simple doorways, one with a plank door and old wrought-iron hinges. The roof retains old trusses with collars pegged to the principal rafters. Attached to the southwest corner of the north-east range is a linhay built upon an earlier crenellated wall, featuring two granite posts at the front and a king-post-and-ridge roof. The north-west range is divided into three sections. The two sections on the right contain a bank barn. At the rear, two wide doorways are accessed via bridges formed from granite lintels spanning a gully, while at the front, a flight of granite steps leads upwards. The left-hand section has three wide, segmental-headed openings in the ground storey, each with heavy voussoirs and raised keystones, accompanied by a flight of granite steps. The entire north-west range was re-roofed in the 20th century. A stone gateway with a four-centred arch of rough-faced granite is set at a right angle to the north-west end of this range. Beyond this gateway, the range continues to the north-west as an open-fronted cartshed with a gable window featuring a cranked head. The two ranges represent the core of a well-planned farmyard layout, which notably includes two other buildings and a manure pit, also subject to separate listings.