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Latitude: 58.9787 / 58°58'43"N
Longitude: -2.9614 / 2°57'40"W
OS Eastings: 344832
OS Northings: 1010568
OS Grid: HY448105
Mapcode National: GBR M510.44Y
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HL16
Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+FF
Entry Name: 10 Clay Loan, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 10 Clay Loan
Listing Date: 8 December 1971
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381569
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36718
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200381569
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: House
18th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan, crowstepped, symmetrical cottage in centre of small terrace, built on ground rising to W. Cement-rendered and lined.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern glazed door at ground in bay to centre. Window at each floor in bays flanking.
E AND W (SIDE) ELEVATIONS: adjoining similar cottages in terrace.
N (REAR) ELEVATION: full height, lean-to addition spanning entire rear elevation.
uPVC windows at ground, timber-framed windows at 1st floor, all with top-hung upper lights; 3, evenly disposed rooflights to N pitch. Graded traditional Caithness stone roof; stone ridge; common harled, corniced and coped stacks to E and W; uPVC rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.
B-Group with 8, 10 and 12 Clay Loan. 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. Number 10 is of particular interest as it retrains its traditional Caithness stone-tiled roof.
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