Barn to South West of Whillanside is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1985. Barn.

Barn to South West of Whillanside

WRENN ID
kindled-gable-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 January 1985
Type
Barn
Address
Barn to South West of Whillanside, Eskdale, Cumberland
OS grid reference
NY 176 010
Coordinates
54.39865, -3.26993
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a barn located to the south-west of Whillanside, likely built in the 18th century. It is constructed from snecked rubble and features quoins. The roof is made of graduated slate with a stone ridge. The barn has a segment-headed plank wagon door, with a casement window to the left and a plank door to the right. There is also a plank door on the west return. This barn is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

Barn to South West of Whillanside sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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