History in Structure

The Longhouse, The Green, Ancrum

A Category C Listed Building in Ancrum, Scottish Borders

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.5139 / 55°30'49"N

Longitude: -2.5899 / 2°35'23"W

OS Eastings: 362848

OS Northings: 624613

OS Grid: NT628246

Mapcode National: GBR B4CP.38

Mapcode Global: WH8Y9.5NZW

Plus Code: 9C7VGC76+G3

Entry Name: The Longhouse, The Green, Ancrum

Listing Name: The Longhouse, The Green, Ancrum

Listing Date: 10 July 1991

Last Amended: 24 January 2022

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 337919

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6359

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200337919

Location: Ancrum

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Jedburgh and District

Parish: Ancrum

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

Tagged with: Cottage

Find accommodation in
Ancrum

Description

The Longhouse is a single-storey house, a converted former three-bay dwelling and two-bay byre, possibly dating from the early-18th century, with some later 19th century alterations. It has a boulder base and thick walls constructed in random rubble with clay mortar pointing. The building is orientated south to north with the front (south) gable facing The Green.

The front (south) gable has a pair of early 19th century windows at ground floor level and a small opening at attic level, off-centre to left, patched with brick. The southern end of the range (possibly heightened in late 19th century) has a door to the centre on the east elevation. It is flanked on the right by an enlarged 19th century window and on the left by an earlier, blocked-up opening (matched by a similar window on the west elevation, also blocked). The north (rear) gable is broader than that to the south, with two small asymmetrically positioned window openings.

The window openings were enlarged in the early-19th century with reused red and cream ashlar blocks (chamfered lintels of early to mid-18th century appearance). There are some roughly-squared, cream sandstone, long and short dressings to the original openings, curved and chamfered at southeast angle.

The windows are predominantly 8-pane glazing in timber sash and case frames. The roof is steep-pitched and covered in slates. At the time of listing in 1991, there were flagstone floors internally.

Statement of Interest

An early survival in the centre of Ancrum village, probably thatched originally.

The Longhouse was converted in the late 1990s to form a single dwellinghouse from a dwelling/store/garage related to the former smithy shown on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1897.

At the time of listing in 1991, the alternative name of Sunnyside Cottage was thought to apply to this building, however this is now the name of a neighbouring property that is not listed.

Statutory address and listed building record revised in 2022. Previously listed as 'Ancrum Village, The Green, Smithy Cottage, also known as Sunnyside Cottage'.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.