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Latitude: 55.0592 / 55°3'32"N
Longitude: -3.2642 / 3°15'51"W
OS Eastings: 319345
OS Northings: 574582
OS Grid: NY193745
Mapcode National: GBR 59NY.37
Mapcode Global: WH6Y0.T3SD
Plus Code: 9C7R3P5P+M8
Entry Name: Arched House, High Street, Ecclefechan
Listing Name: Ecclefechan Village, High Street, Arched House Including Carlyle's Birthplace
Listing Date: 3 August 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 342463
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10065
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Carlyle's Birthplace
Arched House
house in Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, birthplace of Thomas Carlyle
ID on this website: 200342463
Location: Hoddom
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Annandale North
Parish: Hoddom
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
Tagged with: House
Circa 1791. Unusual and symmetrically arranged pair of
2-storey houses, that nearest W the birthplace of Thomas
Carlyle. Rubble-built with ashlar dressings; whitewashed,
with contrasting painted amrgins. 5 bays, wide central
depressed-arched pend with Venetian window over; sash
windows in outer bays at each floor; panelled door with
fanlight and datestone over to intermediate bays (1573
stone reset - other stone modern). Small-paned glazing.
Houses both originally with doorway into pend, that to E now
a window. Straight skews; corniced end stacks; slate roof.
Asymmetrical and altered rear (S) wings, full-height wing
nearest W (now caretaker's house) added/heightened in 19th
century, extended one bay in 20th century; late 19th century
openings to courtyard.
INTERIOR: Carlyle's birthplace contains family furnishings
and memorabilia, some associated with house; large kitchen
fireplace with stone corbels supporting long lintel.
Cobbled pavement with "loupin-on" stone.
Carlyle's birthplace is the property of the National Trust
for Scotland and is open to the public.
Said to have been built by Carlyle's father and uncle.
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