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8 Clay Loan, Kirkwall

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9787 / 58°58'43"N

Longitude: -2.9615 / 2°57'41"W

OS Eastings: 344824

OS Northings: 1010573

OS Grid: HY448105

Mapcode National: GBR M510.42Q

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.GLZ5

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+FC

Entry Name: 8 Clay Loan, Kirkwall

Listing Name: Building in Victoria Street Attached to Rear of 8 Clay Loan

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381567

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36716

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200381567

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

17th century with later alterations. Single storey and attic, 2-bay rectangular-plan, crowstepped house with 2-bay gabled elevation to Victoria Street, abutting similar house to S (see Notes). Harled. Eaves course.

W (ENTRANCE, VICTORIA STREET) ELEVATION: part-glazed timber panelled door at ground in bay to right. Window at each floor in bay to left; gablehead stack above. Gabled elevation to similar house abutting to left (see Notes).

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay. Window in each bay.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: lean-to projection at rear of Number 10 (listed separately) at ground in bay to left. Window at each floor in bay to right; gablehead stack above.

12-pane timber sash and case windows; 3 irregularly disposed rooflights to N pitch. Modern grey slate roof; stone ridge; harled, corniced gablehead stacks to E and W; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

Clay Loan breaks the old main street and climbs steeply to the west to Gallow Ha, the former place of public execution in Kirkwall. Originally the Common or South Loan, it takes its present name from its use as source of mortar for Kirkwall houses. It is abutted to the south by a similar cottage, (number 8) and forms a crowstepped M-gable to the common Victoria Street elevation. The pair belonged to Robert Strange from 17?? until 1770. To the east stand two similarly dated cottages (Numbers 10 and 12) the ensemble forming a B-group.

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