Barn near Higher Shilstone Farmhouse

This cluster of farm buildings, a barn, calf house and linhay, dates from the medieval or early modern period and sits within the working landscape of Dartmoor's upland farms. The linhay, an open-sided shelter for cattle or equipment, reflects the practical architecture that has sustained moorland farming for centuries. The calf house and barn are typical of the ancillary structures needed to support livestock and stored crops on exposed Dartmoor holdings.

Listed at grade II* for their historic interest and construction, these buildings stand a short distance south of Higher Shilstone Farmhouse. They offer a glimpse into the functional, modest building traditions of Dartmoor's farming communities and the ongoing management of the moor's pastoral landscape. The site is best visited by foot, as part of exploring the wider moorland and its scattered farms.