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The
township of Arichonan is mentioned in 1654 but the surviving ruins date
from early 19th century. 1833 is carved onto a door lintel of this
winnowing barn. It has clay mortared walls 0.8m thick and 2 surviving
rows of stone thatch pegs.
This barn is only one of selection of ruined
buildings that mark this abandoned settlement. Until recently they were
enclosed within modern forestry plantains which have recently been
felled and free access facilitated with paths. The triangular
ventilation apertures are a local feature found in many such barns.
Within this and other barns it is possible to see where the cruck frames
that supported the thatched roof fitted into the masonry inside.
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