Linhay About 5 Metres North of Dwarfs Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1986. Garage.
Linhay About 5 Metres North of Dwarfs Cottage
- WRENN ID
- dusted-fireplace-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1986
- Type
- Garage
- OS grid reference
- SS 931 454
- Coordinates
- 51.19802, -3.53065
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building is a linhay, now used as a garage, located about 5 metres north of Dwarfs Cottage in Selworthy, Tiverton. It dates from the 17th to 18th century and is constructed of red sandstone random rubble with a thatched roof that has a half-hipped east end. The structure features three bays supported by circular stone piers and has a principal rafter roof. It is listed primarily for its group value with Dwarfs Cottage to the south.
Local climate
Linhay About 5 Metres North of Dwarfs Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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