Shippon About 50 Metres South West of Lower Bonehill Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Shippon.

Shippon About 50 Metres South West of Lower Bonehill Farmhouse

WRENN ID
night-bastion-mint
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
Shippon
OS grid reference
SX 724 774
Coordinates
50.58253, -3.80275
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a shippon located about 50 metres south-west of Lower Bonehill Farmhouse. It is possibly from the 17th century or earlier and is constructed from granite rubble, with a roof covered in corrugated iron. The shippon is one storey high and has an inserted loft. On the north front, there is one small window, which is likely a later addition. The west gable features three original ventilation slits and a drain outlet. Additionally, there is an inserted loft door in the east gable wall. The roof timbers date from the 20th century.

Local climate

Shippon About 50 Metres South West of Lower Bonehill Farmhouse receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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