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Latitude: 56.0199 / 56°1'11"N
Longitude: -2.7374 / 2°44'14"W
OS Eastings: 354128
OS Northings: 681021
OS Grid: NT541810
Mapcode National: GBR 2T.SNYC
Mapcode Global: WH7TK.XYMG
Plus Code: 9C8V2797+X2
Entry Name: 4, Congalton Cottages
Listing Name: 1-4 (Inclusive Nos) Congalton Cottages
Listing Date: 7 December 1988
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 332168
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB1522
Building Class: Cultural
Location: Dirleton
County: East Lothian
Electoral Ward: North Berwick Coastal
Parish: Dirleton
Traditional County: East Lothian
Later 19th century. Single storey pair of L-plan cottage
rows forming U-plan group; originally 6, 3-bay cottages,
currently merged to 4. Purple rubble with droved grey
ashlar dressings.
S ELEVATION: narrow passage dividing 6 bays. To each
longer wing with doorways in penultimate bays to centre
and in returns by re-entrant angles. Consoled penticed
slab porches; strip fanlights. Bank gables to advanced
outer wings.
N ELEVATION: irregular openings, some enlarged. Gabled
outer bays. Doorway inserted in E range.
E AND W ELEVATIONS: altered, irregular openings. Variety
of 4-pane and 12-pane glazing patterns to sash and case
windows. Coped stacks, raised above in brick; ashlar
coped skews. Grey slates.
Formerly known as Burnside Cottages, with burn at foot to S
with early narrow rubble bridge to SE. Consoled porch form
is a common feature to North Berwick area. The cottages
apparently served the slate quarry to N now closed.
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