Barn/Byre Range Adjoining Farmhouse Opposite Keld Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Barn/byre.

Barn/Byre Range Adjoining Farmhouse Opposite Keld Farm

WRENN ID
haunted-hinge-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Barn/byre
OS grid reference
NY 553 144
Coordinates
54.52338, -2.69167
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a barn and byre range, likely built in the late 18th century or early 19th century, located next to a farmhouse that was added in 1840. The structure is made of coursed squared rubble with quoins and features a graduated slate roof with a stone ridge. It has a symmetrical design with a single tall storey and five bays. There are two plank doors with vent slits positioned between and above them, and a cart entrance is located at the rear.

Local climate

Barn/Byre Range Adjoining Farmhouse Opposite Keld Farm sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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