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Latitude: 58.9784 / 58°58'42"N
Longitude: -2.9618 / 2°57'42"W
OS Eastings: 344807
OS Northings: 1010541
OS Grid: HY448105
Mapcode National: GBR M510.3Y5
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.GLVD
Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+97
Entry Name: 5 Main Street, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 5 Main Street
Listing Date: 8 December 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381573
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36721
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Kirkwall, 5 Main Street
ID on this website: 200381573
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: House
Late 18th to early 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay, rectangular-plan crowstepped gabled symmetrical house with later gabled addition to rear forming L-plan. Harled. Block cills to windows.
E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern part-glazed timber panelled door at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.
W (REAR) ELEVATION: window at each floor in bay to left to centre. Stair window offset to right of centre. 2-storey gabled projection to outer right with further single storey stores projection from bays at ground; 3 windows, set close at 1st floor above; modern door with window flanking to right at ground in left return; 3 windows, set close at 1st floor above.
N (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-small attic window set to each side of gable; gablehead stacks above.
2-pane timber sash and case windows; 2, evenly disposed rooflights to W pitch. Modern concrete tiled roof; harled gablehead stacks (stack to N corniced); uPVC rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.
The front elevation of this house bears a close resemblance to Number 6 Union Street (listed separately), also having intact crowstepped gables and the distinctive wide gap between 1st floor window and eaves.
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