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Latitude: 56.0257 / 56°1'32"N
Longitude: -2.6497 / 2°38'58"W
OS Eastings: 359605
OS Northings: 681615
OS Grid: NT596816
Mapcode National: GBR 2X.SBNQ
Mapcode Global: WH8VR.8SHZ
Plus Code: 9C8V29G2+74
Entry Name: Tithe Barn And Pilgrims' Houses, Whitekirk
Listing Name: Whitekirk, Tithe Barn (Or Granary)
Listing Date: 5 February 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 348032
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14617
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Whitekirk, Tithe Barn And Pilgrims' Houses
ID on this website: 200348032
Location: Whitekirk and Tyninghame
County: East Lothian
Electoral Ward: North Berwick Coastal
Parish: Whitekirk And Tyninghame
Traditional County: East Lothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Circa 1540, 3-storey tower extended E in 17th century to
farm gabled tithe barn. Rubble with ashlar dressings;
quoins of early tower evident. Oblong plan. Chamfered
arrises to openings; some blocked. Timber lintel to wide
barn door inserted later. Thick stone slates.
S ELEVATION: 2 centre bays with symmetrical
fenestration. Broad doorway to right with 1st and 2nd
floor windows as above. Rubble forestair with ashlar
steps to outer left leading to tower doorway. Lower
doorway by W re-entrant formed by forestair at ground.
Much weathered panel by quoins, under eaves to W, with
armorial of Bishop Crawford.
N ELEVATION: W bays of tower slightly raised with small
irregular openings. Doorway to barn proper at E end
with 2 small irregular windows by centre.
E AND W GABLES: crowstepped with 2 gable head lights to
each, blocked to W gable with arrow slit below to
vaulted base of tower.
INTERIOR: vaulted room at base of original tower. Timber
beams of former floors remaining to barn and upper
tower. Evidence of former fireplace a E end of dividing
wall and doorway to upper floor at the W of N wall.
Sited on rocky prominence. Tower almost certainly built
by Oliver Sinclair from stone of former Pilgrims'
cottages. Formerly linked with St Mary's Church to S
as Tithe barn.
Scheduled Area around tithe barn 27.11.98.
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