Syke Barn

Syke Barn is a bank barn that dates back to at least the 18th century. It is constructed from local slate-stone featuring elongated quoins, and it has a Lakeland slate roof laid in diminishing courses, topped with wrestler ridge slates.

The barn has an L-shaped plan, oriented east to west, with a southward projecting west end. It is two stories tall and built into the rising slope at the west end. The roof line is undulating, suggesting the presence of an original roof structure.

On the north elevation, there is an in-set entrance accompanied by a ventilation slit to the right and a small window to the left. Above the entrance, a first-floor window is set immediately below the eaves and features a six-pane window frame. To the upper right of the entrance, there is a second window that may light a stair; it has a cambered timber lintel with a slate drip stone above and a six-light fixed pane window frame. Additionally, there are four inserted roof lights. The north gable of the western projection includes a small opening at its apex, and below it, there is a timber mullioned window with an elbowed wooden lintel. The west gable displays a line of through stones or a slate drip mould.

No interior details are available from the site inspection.