Description

SW 63 SW BREAGE GODOLPHIN

4/57 Farm building on west side of Cow Yard, including cobbled pavements at approx 200 metres south of Godolphin House

GV II

Originally a shelter or cartshed incorporating an earlier wall, later subdivided and with bull pen added. Circa early C19. Granite rubble, coursed with snecks following the slope of the land to the rear wall, roughly-hewn granite monoliths along the front (east) with later granite rubble with granite dressings, partial infilling between. Hipped scantle slate roof. Long rectangular plan incorporating earlier rear wall, originally with open front carried on granite monolith posts. Cross walls behind some of the posts. High walled pen for bull added left of middle in front and adjoining larger pen at the top end of the yard which also relates to item 7/45. 1 of a group of farm buildings relating to Godolphin House qv. The older coursed west wall against which this shelter was built, continues northwards to include Cow Yard gate and joins onto the large yard (qv) to the rear (south) of Godolphin House. Running obliquely through the courtyard gate (and originally through the gateway to the north) there is an ancient slightly raised causeway of setts with granite kerb stones. It used to lead to the back gate of Godolphin House on axis with the screens passage. Running the length of the back wall of the shelter and on its west side a raised cobbled pavement terminating at a field gate to the south.

Listing NGR: SW6008731767

External Links

• Wikidata Q26452529

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