Round House in Centre of Farmyard at Roanstrees is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. A C19 Agricultural.
Round House in Centre of Farmyard at Roanstrees
- WRENN ID
- north-rafter-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 June 1984
- Type
- Agricultural
- Address
- Round House in Centre of Farmyard at Roanstrees, Bewcastle, Carlisle
- OS grid reference
- NY 518 782
- Coordinates
- 55.09621, -2.75608
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Round House in the center of the farmyard at Roanstrees is a probable flax drying shed dating from the early 19th century, as indicated on the 1832 tithe map for John Dodgson. It features whitewashed rubble walls and a sandstone slab roof, with a small circular plan and a steeply pitched conical roof. The building has a plank door set in a quoined surround, and casement windows on either side, which are a later addition. Although there is no recorded use for this building, its proximity to a nearby flax mill suggests it may have been used for the flax industry. Other theories propose that it could have served as a lock-up, given that the farm once belonged to a Justice of the Peace, or that it was constructed as a bet to demonstrate that such a structure could be built. This building is unique in the area.
Local climate
Round House in Centre of Farmyard at Roanstrees sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,070 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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