Low Snab and Adjoining Barn is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1985. Farmhouse, barn.

Low Snab and Adjoining Barn

WRENN ID
woven-steeple-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 August 1985
Type
Farmhouse, barn
OS grid reference
NY 229 186
Coordinates
54.55749, -3.19336
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Low Snab and the adjoining barn is a farmhouse and barn built in the mid-17th century, with some alterations made in the 19th century. The farmhouse features cement rendered walls beneath a graduated greenslate roof, complete with rendered chimney stacks. The barn, constructed from painted slate rubble, is located to the right of the farmhouse and both structures share a common roof.

The farmhouse has two storeys and three bays, with a plank door set within a stone porch that includes side seats. The windows are sash style, set in enlarged plain reveals. The barn contains plank doors and a loft doorway, with slit vents for ventilation.

Inside the farmhouse, there is a beamed ceiling, an inglenook fireplace with a firebeam, and a panelled spice cupboard. Notably, there is a built-in carved and panelled court cupboard that is dated and inscribed with "I.F. E.F. 1643," possibly referring to the names Fisher.

Local climate

Low Snab and Adjoining Barn sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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