Farmhouse at Whygill Head (Known As High Whygill) and Adjacent Barn is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. House.

Farmhouse at Whygill Head (Known As High Whygill) and Adjacent Barn

WRENN ID
silver-string-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 April 1984
Type
House
Address
Farmhouse at Whygill Head (Known As High Whygill) and Adjacent Barn, Asby, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
NY 702 107
Coordinates
54.49158, -2.46116
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The farmhouse at Whygill Head, also known as High Whygill, dates from 1774 and features later additions. It is constructed of coursed rubble and pebble-dash with a graduated slate roof and brick end chimneys, one of which is corbelled out. The building has a symmetrical two-storey, three-bay front. The central porch has a segmental canopy supported by pilasters, leading to a vertically-split panelled door. There is a single three-light stone mullioned window on either side of the porch. On the first floor, there are two two-light windows flanking a reset, dated rainwater head.

At the north end, there is a rear wing that includes a sink set into the wall next to a plank door, allowing for internal and external use. To the left of the plank door, there is a 20th-century casement window, while the first floor has a single two-light window and two sash windows. The wing ends in a small byre and hay loft made of coursed, squared rubble with quoins, topped with a graduated slate roof. The end wall features two 20th-century double doors with loft access above. Above the dovecote openings in the gable, there is a date panel inscribed with the year 1879.

Local climate

Farmhouse at Whygill Head (Known As High Whygill) and Adjacent Barn sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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