Description

LISKEARD

SX26NE Pigsties approximately 15 metres
979-1/2/10 north-east of Trevecca Farmhouse

GV II

Pigsties. Mid/late C19. Slatestone rubble, some granite
monoliths and granite feed troughs; rag slate roof in state of
disrepair. Rectangular plan with 5 sties, the 2 end sties of
deeper plan probably farrowing sties. Single storey; yard
front has feeding door to each sty, the 2 end bays projecting
with splayed returns and all doors protected under porch
formed by the roof carried on posts between the end bays; end
pens with doors on the splay; left-hand door is full height,
others have aprons, all with old boarded doors. Field front
has 5 doorways; 2 pairs of doors flanking a central doorway;
slit ventilator left of middle and to right-hand gable. Other
gable adjoins building not included in the listing. INTERIOR
has original troughs in situ; stone walls between end pens and
other pens; slate partitions between central pens. This
building is an unusual but effective design, and a rare
example of its type.

Listing NGR: SX2509566214

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26570857

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey