Barn Approximately 50 Metres South East Of Combe House

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SD68NE DENTDALE 162-1/10/36 (South side) Barn approx. 50m south-east of Combe House

GV II

Barn, part probably formerly a dwelling house. Probably later C17 or early C18 altered and remodelled in later C18. Roughly-coursed blue ragstone rubble with some sandstone, quoins of both materials, stone slate roof. Linear plan on north-south axis, built at right-angles to slope in 2 unequal portions, of which the longer and narrower southern portion (up the slope) is the former dwelling. This is 2 low storeys, facing west, now with only one window at 1st floor but with the base of a corbelled chimney at the south gable; it now has a square-headed wagon entrance abutting the barn to the left, with a wooden lintel and damaged board doors, and to the right of this 3 large rectangular lintels to blocked openings which appear to have been a doorway, a window and a fire-window, all with remains of stone-slate drip-courses over them; and above and between the latter a rectangular window lacking joinery. The barn continued to the south, which projects to front and rear, has coupled doorways of unequal height with a drip-course over them, and a course of through-stones higher up. The rear has one small blocked 1-light window approximately opposite the former doorway at the front. INTERIOR: recessed flue of former chimney with corbels at the top slightly smoke-blackened; C18 roof trusses in barn but C20 roof trusses in domestic portion. History not known, but may be remains of longhouse which preceded the present Combe House. Forms group with Combe House (qv).

Listing NGR: SD6816487517