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Skateraw

A Category B Listed Building in Innerwick, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9679 / 55°58'4"N

Longitude: -2.4276 / 2°25'39"W

OS Eastings: 373406

OS Northings: 675076

OS Grid: NT734750

Mapcode National: GBR NDCY.8L0

Mapcode Global: WH8W7.P867

Plus Code: 9C7VXH9C+5X

Entry Name: Skateraw

Listing Name: Skateraw Farmhouse with Retaining Walls

Listing Date: 17 May 1989

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339670

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7706

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200339670

Location: Innerwick

County: East Lothian

Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton

Parish: Innerwick

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

Earlier 19th century. 3-bay, symmetrical 2-storey and
basement farmhouse with later 19th century additions to S.
Squared and coursed stone to N elevation, remaining
elevations harled; raised eaves course and base course.
N ELEVATION: basement area oversailed by stone porch with
steps, at centre; semi-circular arch to doorway with
decorative fanlight; cornice and blocking course. Tall
windows flanking at ground; 3 1st floor windows.
S ELEVATION: full-height wing projected from left abutted
by still later flat-roofed addition set in re-entrant angle
at slightly lower level. 4-light canted window links, 2
projections at basement and ground floor levels. Garage
addition at right. Further modern additions on W elevation.
Variety of glazing pattern to sash and case windows, with
uniform 12-pane to N elevation and some modern glazing.
Shouldered wallhead stacks to original house and broad
stack to SW projection, all harled with moulded coping;
original cans retained. Broad eaves to shallow piend-roof of
original house. Grey slates.
RETAINING WALLS: curved rubble retaining walls, curved in
at NW and NE at driveways.

Statement of Interest

Terraced garden to S. Robert Burns records a visit to

Skateraw in his Border Journals, and though this was before

the present house, it serves to indicate the historical

context of the coastal site.

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