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Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage, George Street, Cromarty

A Category A Listed Building in Cromarty, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6831 / 57°40'59"N

Longitude: -4.0367 / 4°2'12"W

OS Eastings: 278657

OS Northings: 867743

OS Grid: NH786677

Mapcode National: GBR J8DF.3MX

Mapcode Global: WH4FL.Y4YW

Plus Code: 9C9QMXM7+68

Entry Name: Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage, George Street, Cromarty

Listing Name: George Street, Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper's House

Listing Date: 25 March 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 359465

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB23680

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Cromarty, George Street, Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage

ID on this website: 200359465

Location: Cromarty

County: Highland

Town: Cromarty

Electoral Ward: Black Isle

Traditional County: Cromartyshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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Description

Alan Stevenson, 1846. Lighthouse and keeper's house in

Egyptian manner. Lighthouse, 2 stage, squat lighthouse drum,

corbelled to support cast-iron balustrade and domed lantern,

set in wide, single storey semi-circular base. Projecting Graeco-Egyptian portico. White painted broached ashlar with

ochre margins and dressings to tower. Keeper's House, single

storey, 3 bay house with lower single bay wings. Slightly

projecting Graeco-Egyptian doorpiece with similarly detailed

pylon pilasters flanking 3 central bays low coved parapet.

Similar detail continued in both pairs of stacks. White

painted broached ashlar. 16 pane sashes. Flat roof. Coped

rubble wall surrounds Lighthouse and Keeper's House.

Statement of Interest

Similar to Lighthouse and Keeper's House, Chanonry,

Rosemarkie.

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