MEM25719 - Withywind Barn, Skilgate (Building)

Summary

Extant post medieval barn depicted on historic mapping

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Withywind Barn is depicted by the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps, as well as by the circa 1840 tithe. The building is visible in aerial photographs datig to 1947, and current OS mastermap shows that it remains extant, although extended to the south. [1-4] This record was created by Cornwall HER for the Forestry Commission's Project K. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1880s-1890s. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map.
  • <2> Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map.
  • <3> Map: Newton, R.. 1844. Skilgate Tithe Map and Apportionment. 3 chains : 1 inch.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap Data.
  • <5> Index: Cornwall Council. 2025/6. Forestry Commission Project K.

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Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9616 2705 (18m by 18m)
Map sheet SS92NE
Civil Parish SKILGATE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2026 11:59AM

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