Cattle Shelter Shed And Pigsties West Of Fields Farmhouse

The cattle shelter shed and attached pigsties, located west of Fields Farmhouse, were built around the early 19th century, with the pigsties added in the mid-19th century. The structure features a timber frame clad in corrugated iron, topped with a steeply-pitched hipped roof made of plain clay tiles. The pigsties are constructed from red brick and have a lean-to slate roof. The shelter shed is roughly square in shape and has a three-bay open front facing northeast. The pigsties are located on the southeast side and include runs in front. This single-storey building has an open three-bay front supported by timber posts. Inside, the shelter shed has a collar and tie-beam roof, with the intersecting tie-beams supported by a central post that has a branched top. It also features tenoned purlins, common rafters, and a ridge-board. The wall framing includes studs and long straight braces, while the southeast side wall adjacent to the pigsty has overlapping vertical plank cladding.