Cattle Pens At Moss House

The cattle pens at Moss House are an integrated cattle pens and stable that are part of a model farm, built in 1845 by W.A.F. Saunders of Wennington Hall. The structure is made of local coursed watershot freestone and blue Ulverston slate. It consists of three single-storeyed ranges arranged in a U-plan around a former manure depot, which has since been replaced. The western range accommodated heifers, while milkers and calves were housed to the north, and yearlings and horses were located to the east. The high set openings on the outer elevations are largely intact, and the windows and doorways on the inner elevations have only undergone minor alterations. Some stalls in the stable still survive, although they are very decayed. This building serves as the livestock area and is associated with the mechanised range to the north.