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Tollbar Cottage North, Townhead, Langholm

A Category B Listed Building in Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1534 / 55°9'12"N

Longitude: -3.0002 / 3°0'0"W

OS Eastings: 336362

OS Northings: 584794

OS Grid: NY363847

Mapcode National: GBR 78HV.8G

Mapcode Global: WH7YP.WQJQ

Plus Code: 9C7R5X3X+8W

Entry Name: Tollbar Cottage North, Townhead, Langholm

Listing Name: Townhead, Tollbar Cottage North

Listing Date: 12 July 1988

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382164

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37145

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200382164

Location: Langholm

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Langholm

Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Earlier 19th century. Single storey tollhouse, set on slope,
with basement to rear (W).
E (ROADSIDE) ELEVATION: stugged ashlar with polished margins
(flanks and rear snecked rubble), canted and crenellated
3-bay centre, door in outer right bay; sash windows with
12-pane glazing pattern. Corniced central axial stack;
broad-eaved piended roof, covered with graded slates.
Sympathetic modern extension recessed on left (S) flank.

Statement of Interest

One of a pair of identical tollhouses built at either end of

Langholm Burgh; other examples exist at Fiddleton Bar and at

Canonbie.

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