Former Tithe Barn in Farmyard at Cumhill Farm is a Grade I listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1961. A Medieval Barn. 1 related planning application.

Former Tithe Barn in Farmyard at Cumhill Farm

WRENN ID
riven-turret-foxglove
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 June 1961
Type
Barn
Period
Medieval
Address
Former Tithe Barn in Farmyard at Cumhill Farm, Cumhill Hill, Pilton, BA4 4BG
OS grid reference
ST 589 406
Coordinates
51.16343, -2.58914
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former tithe barn at Cumhill Farm, now disused, dates from the 14th to 15th century and was associated with Glastonbury Abbey. It is constructed of coursed and squared rubble with coped verges and finials, though the roof is missing. The barn has a rectangular plan, with the north elevation being slightly more detailed than the south. Each long side features a projecting gabled carriageway entrance at the center, with broad moulded pointed arch openings. The carriageway on the north side has angle buttresses, while the south side has flanking buttresses. Both elevations are supported by eight additional two-stage buttresses, with breathers between each, and the north side includes cruciform breathers. Each end elevation has a central three-stage buttress flanked by two-stage buttresses, again with breathers between, and one cruciform breather on each gable face. All gable faces have a single freestone panel with a carved Evangelistic symbol, with the end elevations featuring a cusped two-light opening above and the carriageways topped with a quatre-foil. The interior is virtually featureless. The barn is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No 14).

Local climate

Former Tithe Barn in Farmyard at Cumhill Farm 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 greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2005
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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