Description

SENNEN
SW 32 NE
4/320 Henhouse at approximately 30 metres
- north of Penrose Farmhouse
GV II
Round building last used as a hen house. Probably C17, remodelled as a hen house in
the C19. Granite moorstone rubble walls. Corrugated iron monopitched roof.
Plan: Approximately round on plan, externally (adjoining 3 hedges) with rectangular-
on-plan internal cell with 6 nesting boxes built into the walls.
Exterior: Single storey. Only openings are a doorway and a small window on its
right, both on the east side. There is a C17 granite monolithic gate-pier, on the
south side, with 4 mortices for former loose-barred gate.
Interior: Simple rubble walled interior with 6 nesting boxes (south and west walls).

Listing NGR: SW3766325587

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26452357

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Old House Care and Repair