The Great Tythe Barn

The Great Tythe Barn is a barn that likely dates back to the 16th century. It is constructed from ashlar and rubblestone, topped with a graduated stone slate roof. The barn is single storey and consists of 10 bays. It features two double board doors with segmental arches located in half-dormers, along with other openings from the 19th and 20th centuries on the south side. The roof is large and gableted. Inside, the barn has an aisled layout supported by 9 king-post frames. There are braces connecting the king posts to the ridge pieces, as well as braces from the arcade posts to the tie-beams and purlins, with small intermediate trusses between the bays. The posts are raised on padstones, and there is a threshing floor across the fifth bay. This barn served as the tithe barn for Bolton Priory and is considered a very unusual survival in the north of England.