Former Smithy And Cottage To North Of Farmyard At Long Rigg Farm

The former smithy and cottage at Long Rigg Farm, likely built in the early to mid 19th century and altered around 1900, is now a store and an unoccupied residence. The structure is made of random granite rubble with quoins and features red sandstone lintels. It has a slate roof with brick chimneys. The building has a two-unit plan, with the ground floor built back-to-earth. It stands two storeys high and has two windows. There are square-headed doorways slightly offset to the left of center; the left doorway has a board door, while the right has a 20th-century stable door. To the left, there is a square window with fixed 8+8 pane glazing, and the right window, along with both first-floor windows, has been enlarged to a vertical rectangular shape, all featuring fixed 16-pane glazing except for the ground floor window, which has a 20th-century top-hung casement opening in the upper half. The building has gable chimneys. Inside the former smithy, there is a forge made of large granite blocks, complete with large leather bellows suspended in a wooden frame with a levered handle and chain that are still in working order. This site is historically linked to a former bobbin mill located just to the north, which has since been converted into a dwelling. The building forms part of a group with the model farm buildings at Long Rigg Farm, located approximately 20 meters to the south.