Pair Of Interlinked Barns Approximately 5 Metres South East Of Gap Farmhouse

This is a pair of inter-linked bank barns located approximately 5 meters south-east of Gap Farmhouse, likely built in the 18th century and earlier 19th century. The barns are constructed from mixed random rubble, with some parts slobbered, and feature quoins and through-stones. They have stone slate roofs and are arranged in an L-plan. The earlier barn has three narrow bays oriented north-south and faces west, while the later barn is attached at right angles to the north-east corner of the first barn, has four bays, and faces south.

The west-facing barn includes a segmental-headed wagon doorway in the center, which is sheltered by a prominent porch, along with an outshut to the left, all under a carried-down roof. The second barn, built parallel to the slope, is two-storeyed with a hay-barn above the shippons. The south front features three shippon doorways with large monolith lintels, a wider doorway to a loose-box at the east end with a wooden lintel, and a square loading doorway in the center of the upper floor. The rear of this barn has a full-height wagon doorway leading to the second bay.

The interior has not been inspected. This pair of barns forms a group with Gap Farmhouse and is similar in plan and phasing to barns at Burton Hill and Hewthwaite.