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6 Wellington Street, Kirkwall

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9778 / 58°58'40"N

Longitude: -2.9638 / 2°57'49"W

OS Eastings: 344691

OS Northings: 1010473

OS Grid: HY446104

Mapcode National: GBR M510.30Y

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.FLXW

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HP+4F

Entry Name: 6 Wellington Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 6 and 8 Wellington Street

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381588

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36732

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200381588

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Cottage

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Description

18th century (?). Single storey and attic pair of rectangular-plan cottages, (Number 8 to right, W, roofless) with chamfered NW angle, abutting Numbers 2 and 4 to left (E), (listed separately). Random rubble.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: NUMBER 6: 3-bay (formerly 4-bay). Boarded door at ground in bay to left of centre. Window at each floor in bay to outer left. Blocked door in bay to right of centre. Window at each floor in bay to outer right. NUMBER 8: 3-bay (formerly 4-bay). 2-leaf boarded door at ground in bay to left of centre. Window (boarded) in bay to outer left. Blocked doorway in bay to right of centre. Blocked window in chamfered angle to outer right.

Timber framed windows to Number 6. Traditional graded stone slated roof with tar covering; stone ridge; rubble gablehead stack to E of Number 6; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

Abutting Numbers 2 and 4 Wellington Street these former dwellings from part of a small terrace which stand at its east end. The buildings form a natural continuation of Junction Road, New Scapa road not having been developed until at least the late 19th century. Number 6 retains its original traditional stone slated roof.

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