Rigghead is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1984. Farmhouse.
Rigghead
- WRENN ID
- watchful-chamber-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1984
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Rigghead, Hethersgill
- OS grid reference
- NY 444 668
- Coordinates
- 54.99319, -2.86988
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rigghead is a farmhouse dated 1698, marked with the initials GBS on the lintel. It features rendered walls, stone dressings, and a Welsh slate roof, along with yellow and red brick chimney stacks. The building is two storeys high with three bays, plus a single bay extension to the left under a common roof. The entrance has a chamfered surround and a moulded cornice that displays the date. The upper floor has 2-pane sash windows with chamfered surrounds and traces of original mullions, while the ground floor windows have been enlarged in the late 18th century, also featuring 2-pane sashes. To the left of the entrance, there is a fire window with a chamfered surround and a moulded cornice. Inside, the ground floor has beamed ceilings and a heck post in the central room. An interior door, which was formerly on the exterior side, has a painted chamfered surround with raised carved initials CP on the lintel. The listing does not include the other farm buildings.
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