Listed Building: NORTH BARN 75 METRES NORTH-NORTH-WEST OF THE ABBOT'S PORCH. (105386)
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| Grade | II* |
|---|---|
| Authority | Historic England |
| Volume/Map/Item | 526/11/61 |
| Date assigned | 26 January 1956 |
| Date last amended |
Description
ST 6601 CERNE ABBAS CERNE ABBEY
11/61 North Barn 75 metres north-north-west of 26.1.56 the Abbot's Porch.
GV II*
Barn. Early C16. Greensand and chalk-block walls. Corrugated iron roof over thatch. Stone gable-copings with moulded apices. Two laterally opposed porches, C19. South gable wall has a door- way with straight-chamfered jambs and depressed-arch head, C16. Plank door. Sculptured piece of foliage over doorway. Two loop-lights on east wall. Roof: 7 bays of arch-braced collar- beam construction, with the braces set into the wall for c 35cm, and principals resting on wall. Two sets of through-purlins, the two lower tiers have some original wind-bracing in situ. This medieval monastic building is important in itself, and as part of the abbey complex of buildings and earthworks. Scheduled Ancient Monument, Dorset 26.
(RCHM Dorset I, p79(2))
Listing NGR: ST6647901484
Location
| Grid reference | ST 6647 0148 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | Cerne Abbas; Dorset |
| District (historic) | West Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Jan 31 2019 11:25AM