The Pigsty overlooking

Robin Hood Bay Robin Hood's Bay is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is south of Whitby and north of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Scarborough on the Yorkshire Coast. It is an ancient chapelry of Fylingdales in the wapentake of Whitby Strand. It is ...

in the village of Fylingthorpe,

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, England, is a agricultural structure designed for the accommodation of pigs. It was built by the local

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, John Warren Barry of Fyling Hall. After a period of dereliction in the mid-20th century, the pigsty was acquired by the

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in 1988. Restored, it now offers accommodation for tourists. The Pigsty is a

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History

The date of the building is uncertain.

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states 1891, while the

quotes from the recollections of a Matthew Hart, who worked on the construction of the pigsty and dates its commencement to 1888, and its completion in 1891. It further notes a date of 1906 carved on an internal beam in the sty, which may suggest that construction took place over a decade or more. The sty was designed as accommodation for pigs but also has elements of a

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. It was built for John Warren Barry (1851–1920) of Fyling Hall, local

and Justice of the Peace. Barry had travelled extensively in the Mediterranean, writing a detailed work, ''Studies in Corsica: Sylvan and Social'' published in 1893, and had a strong interest in Classical buildings. After renovation by the Landmark Trust the sty was reopened in 1991 and is available to rent. The Pigsty is a

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External links

Information on The Pigsty at the Landmark Trust's website
Buildings and structures in North Yorkshire Folly buildings in England Landmark Trust properties in England Neoclassical architecture in Yorkshire Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire Grade II* listed agricultural buildings in England Pigs Fylingdales {{NorthYorkshire-struct-stub