Low Buildings Barn is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1987. Barn. 2 related planning applications.

Low Buildings Barn

WRENN ID
haunted-spindle-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1987
Type
Barn
Address
Low Buildings Barn, Howgill Quarry Road, Beckwithshaw, HG3 1QH
OS grid reference
SE 276 524
Coordinates
53.9676, -1.58036
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Low Buildings Barn is a barn dated 1774, constructed from coursed squared gritstone rubble with a graduated stone slate roof. The barn features seven bays, with an aisle on the east side of bays five, six, and seven, and a shallower low central cart entrance that shares the same roof line. Notable architectural details include quoins and a monolithic lintel above the cart entrance, which bears the inscription "MW" 1774. There is an inserted window in bay one, and a doorway to the aisle bays on the left return, which has a large lintel and three-part jambs, along with a small square opening above. The barn is adorned with bulbous kneelers and gable copings.

At the rear, there is a tall central cart entrance with quoined jambs and a cambered arch, as well as small slit vents to the left. The left return features a byre door with monolithic jambs and a lintel to the right. Inside, the barn has six roof trusses with raking struts, and the tie beams are supported by two aisle posts at their east end. The aisle posts are made of slender, crudely cut timbers, and the post to truss six divides into two, with a single brace supporting the tie beam. This barn is an interesting example of the use of smaller trees and poorer timber in the later 18th century compared to the remains of 17th-century barns.

Local climate

Low Buildings Barn receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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