end of the barn and in the old wall of the keep there is a fireplace 8
feet 6 inches wide, with a stone division. The fireplace, which is 5
feet high, has an oaken lintel with a well wrought relieving arch over
it. This fireplace must have been used before the wall above was taken
down, and indicated that the tower had probably been first enlarged as a
residence and the whole afterwards converted into a barn. In the north
wall near the fireplace there is a flat recess with a pointed arch 13
inches deep, the sill being about 3 feet above the floor. There are
indications (see Plan) that the barn walls once extended further
eastwards.
Near the west corner of the south wall is a panel (Fig. 1198) with an
effaced coat of arms.