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Latitude: 58.9778 / 58°58'40"N
Longitude: -2.9639 / 2°57'49"W
OS Eastings: 344687
OS Northings: 1010471
OS Grid: HY446104
Mapcode National: GBR M510.30Y
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.FLWW
Plus Code: 9CCVX2HP+4F
Entry Name: 8 Wellington Street, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 6 and 8 Wellington Street
Listing Date: 8 December 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381589
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36732
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Kirkwall, 8 Wellington Street
ID on this website: 200381589
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: Cottage
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.
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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