Description

WIDECOMBE-IN- PONSWORTHY
SX 77 SW THE-MOOR
6/248 Shippon about 30 metres
- north-east of Sweaton Farmhouse

GV II

Shippon. Possibly C17 or earlier. Granite rubble with slated roof; verges of both
gables have simple decorative slate-hanging. Consists of 2 compartments divided by
a stone wall about 2 metres high. Single-storeyed with loft. North gable-wall
facing road, the best feature of the building, has 3 ventilation slits at the lower
level and 1 above; drain outlet at base of wall. West wall, facing farmhouse, has
2 ventilation slits in northern section. Doorway between them with plain granite
lintel. Above it, to left, a loft door with iron strap-hinges. The southern
section has a doorway to left and a window to right, both with wooden lintels; the
window has been altered, and has a large lump of granite beneath it that could have
been a feeding trough. Southern gable-wall has a loft doorway with wooden lintel,
the plank door having old iron hinges.
Interior: roof and loft floor-timbers renewed in C20. Southern section has simple
drain in centre of floor; northern section was full of cow dung when inspected.

Listing NGR: SX7007073655

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26551069

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