Stable Block On North West Side Of Farmyard At Long Rigg Farm

The stable block on the north-west side of the farmyard at Long Rigg Farm is a Grade II listed building, constructed in 1903 for Lord Ree of Gatehouse. It is part of a complete model farm and is built from random granite rubble with quoins, featuring some red sandstone dressings and a graduated slate roof. The building has a rectangular plan with a tack room located at the south-west end.

It consists of two low storeys and has a 1:2 window arrangement at the ground floor only. The windows are segmental-headed with chamfered sills and granite voussoirs. The tack room has a two-light casement window, while the stable windows have three-pane glazing above wooden ventilators. There are doorways at both ends, with the left side featuring a stable door and the right side a plain board door, both with square heads and red sandstone lintels. Under the eaves, there are three slit breathers, and a small ventilator is located on the ridge.

On the rear (west) side, there are two small segmental-arched openings for the stable, a segmental-headed glazed and ventilated window for the tack room, and two small loading doorways above. Inside, the stable accommodates stalls for four horses, complete with ramped wooden partitions and original fittings. The tack room contains harness hooks and a wall ladder leading to the loft, which is the only access point to this space. This stable block, along with the barn, shippon, pigsties, multifunctional range, manure shed, and boundary wall, contributes to the overall character of the complete model farm.