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Latitude: 58.9836 / 58°59'1"N
Longitude: -2.9595 / 2°57'34"W
OS Eastings: 344947
OS Northings: 1011116
OS Grid: HY449111
Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.QZ7
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HGYF
Plus Code: 9CCVX2MR+F6
Entry Name: Orkadale, 9 Albert Square, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 9 Albert Square, (Off Mounthoolie Place), Including Boundary Walls and Railings
Listing Date: 9 December 1977
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381628
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36775
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200381628
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: House
18th century with later alterations. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay symmetrical, rectangular-plan, crowstep-gabled town house with full-height, pitch-roofed bay to centre; gabled NE elevation to street; small rectangular-plan garden to NW. Harled.
NW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: window at each floor to advanced central bay; modern, timber panelled door with letterbox fanlight at ground in left return. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.
NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: window at each floor (including attic) offset to right of centre; gablehead stack above.
2-pane timber sash and case windows; 3 small, evenly disposed rooflights to NW pitch. Grey slate roof; red clay ridge; stone skews to porch; harled corniced stacks to NE and SW; thack-stanes; predominantly cast-iron rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.
BOUNDARY WALLS: low, cement rendered and lined wall with ridged ashalr cope, enclosing rectangular-plan garden to NW; replacement decorative wrought-iron railings.
The original form of this building remains relatively unchanged and it retains its crowstepped gables. The distinctive gap between the 1st floor windows and the eaves indicates an early date and is typical of merchant houses in both Orkney and Shetland.
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