Prior Rigg is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1984. Farmhouse.
Prior Rigg
- WRENN ID
- grim-roof-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1984
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Prior Rigg, Irthington
- OS grid reference
- NY 482 669
- Coordinates
- 54.99412, -2.80961
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Prior Rigg is an early 18th-century farmhouse constructed with dressed red sandstone walls, although the render is falling off. It features a stone-slate roof with coped gables and kneelers, along with brick chimney stacks. The building is two storeys high and has six bays. The entrance is highlighted by a moulded surround and entablature with a moulded cornice, leading to a six-panel door. The sash windows, which have glazing bars, are framed by chamfered stone surrounds; many of these windows have been filled in. The farmhouse would have originally had ten bays. To the right of the entrance, there are small cellar windows with chamfered surrounds and iron bars. The west gable is made of sandstone, while the east gable and rear wall are constructed of brick with stone quoins. The listing does not include other farm buildings. At the time of the survey, the property was empty and in a dilapidated state.
Local climate
Prior Rigg sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,070 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1999
- No related consent applications matched
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