Ellistones Barn, Stainland Road, Stainland, West Yorkshire; Archaeological photographic building recording and drawn survey

In 2006, AOC Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological photographic and drawn building survey at Ellistones Barn, Stainland Road, prior to redevelopment into two dwellings. A written record of the exterior and the interior of the barn was undertaken using pro-forma recording sheets. The photographic record was undertaken using a Medium Format Camera with a perspective lens and a tripod. A dendrochronological assessment was undertaken on-site by a specialist. The building recording identified that the original barn may not have originally been an aisled barn as first supposed by the listing description, but a three-bay threshing barn, possibly weatherboarded, with later extensions to the north and south-east. The exact date of construction could not be ascertained from the observational and cartographic evidence alone, although it is likely that the barn is of medieval, at least very early 17th century date. The dendrochronological assessment identified that there were a number of timbers within the barn that were suitable for dendrochronological analysis. However, the assessment could not be 100% conclusive as to the success of any dendrochronological sampling to obtain a secure date for the barn.