Barn Approximately 15 Metres East Of Hacra Farmhouse

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SD68NE DENTDALE 162-1/10/82 (North side) Barn approx. 15m east of Hacra Farmhouse

GV II

Two barns and a shippon. Probably C17 and early C18, shippon probably C19. Large roughly-coursed sandstone rubble with quoins; stone slate roofs on 2 levels. Linear plan composed of 2 ranges with a short link between them, built end-to-end at right-angles to a slope, on a north-south axis facing west; with the shippon to the rear of the southern range. EXTERIOR: the larger and higher range to the north, probably 5 bays, has a doorway at the north end with a humped monolith lintel (a diagonal crack in the wall above this), a flight of stone steps next to this doorway mounting to a square-headed loft doorway with segmental monolith lintel, a chamfered 1-light window to the left of this; slit breathers on 2 levels of the centre of the range; and at the southern end a fine segmental-arched wagon doorway with chamfered dressed surround, a square-headed doorway on a lower level next to the corner, and small 2-light chamfered mullion window above to the left of this. The north gable wall has a pair of chimney corbels at the apex. The link at the south end, one bay and 2 low storeys, slightly set back, has external steps to a loft doorway, and a doorway under the steps. The lower south range, 3 bays, with random through-stones and small square breathers, has a wagon doorway offset right with a shallow segmental head and very long rubble voussoirs with a drip-band, a loading doorway above to the left, and at the left end a small 1-light window to the upper floor. The south gable wall has a small blocked opening with rubble voussoirs (like the wagon doorway). At the rear the north range has 2 loading doorways, and its south bay is overlapped by the added full-height lean-to shippon, which has doorways at the south end and 6 square windows in the side. INTERIOR not inspected. Forms good group with Hacra Farmhouse (qv).

Listing NGR: SD6955088392