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Walled Garden, Papdale House, Berstane Road, Kirkwall

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9812 / 58°58'52"N

Longitude: -2.9474 / 2°56'50"W

OS Eastings: 345636

OS Northings: 1010832

OS Grid: HY456108

Mapcode National: GBR M42Z.Y8D

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.PJN9

Plus Code: 9CCVX3J3+F2

Entry Name: Walled Garden, Papdale House, Berstane Road, Kirkwall

Listing Name: Berstane Road, Papdale House, Walled Garden Including Doocot

Listing Date: 7 January 1992

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381678

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36808

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirkwall, Berstane Road, Papdale House, Walled Garden

ID on this website: 200381678

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Later 18th century; walled garden associated, and probably coeval, with Papdale House. Rectangular plan, north wall curved semi-polygonal; side gate central both on E and W long flanks; Rubble walls possibly heightened, several masonry courses on east and south walls, at least.

DOOCOT: sited at SE corner; square-plan; roofless; rises above adjacent wall height; blocked doorway and round-arched opening to S elevation.

Statement of Interest

Setting has been spoiled by modern buildings erected close by, but listed category B for relationship to Papdale House.

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