Low House with Attached Farm Buildings is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. House.

Low House with Attached Farm Buildings

WRENN ID
tired-timber-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 March 1974
Type
House
Address
Low House with Attached Farm Buildings, CA11 0NZ
OS grid reference
NY 407 131
Coordinates
54.50997, -2.91606
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Low House with attached farm buildings, dating from the 17th century, is constructed of white-washed stone rubble and features long, low proportions with two storeys. The building has a central gabled porch and two windows on the ground floor, with three windows above, including one double sash and the others being square sashes. Attached barns, shippons, and stables extend under the same roof to both the right and left of the house. The interior is noted to have a spiral stone stair and was once equipped with a spinning gallery. For additional context, refer to the general group description under Low Hartsop.

Local climate

Low House with Attached Farm Buildings sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,410 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 63 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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