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Latitude: 58.9552 / 58°57'18"N
Longitude: -3.2997 / 3°17'59"W
OS Eastings: 325329
OS Northings: 1008277
OS Grid: HY253082
Mapcode National: GBR L562.54H
Mapcode Global: WH6B1.85YQ
Plus Code: 9CCRXP42+34
Entry Name: Quay And Walled Garden, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Ness Road, Stromness
Listing Name: 2-12 (Even Nos) Ness Road, the Double Houses, Including Quay and Walled Garden
Listing Date: 8 December 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 388174
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41808
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Stromness, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Ness Road, Quay And Walled Garden
ID on this website: 200388174
Location: Stromness
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Stromness
Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey and attic, 8-bay rectangular-plan row of 3 parallel crowstepped-gabled cottages with rear walls adjoining. Coursed rubble to N and W; harled to E.
N ELEVATION, (Nos 2, 4 and 6): 8-bay, comprising 3-bay cottage to E, 3-bay cottage to centre and 2-bay cottage to W. 3-bay group to E (4-bay at ground) (No 6): part-glazed timber door at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above; Window in each bay flanking. Window, set close, at ground to outer right. 3-bay group to centre (No 4): identically arranged to No 6. 2-bay group (3-bay at ground) (No 2): modern timber door at ground in bay to centre. Window at each floor in bays flanking.
S ELEVATION, (Nos 8, 10 AND 12): 8-bay, comprising 3-bay cottages to E and centre, 2-bay cottage to W. 3-bay group to E, (No 8): part-glazed timber panelled door at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in each bay flanking. 3-bay group to centre, (No 10): part-glazed timber panelled door at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at ground with small window flanking to right at ground in bay to right; window at 1st floor above. Window at ground with small window flanking to left at ground in bay to left; window at 1st floor above. 2-bay group to W, (No 12): identically arranged to No 2.
W (SIDE, NESS ROAD) ELEVATION: 2-bay, M-gabled elevation. Window, set wide to left in bay to left; gablehead stack above. Window at ground with attic window above in bay to right; gablehead stack above.
E (SEAWARD) ELEVATION: 4-bay, M-gabled elevation, grouped 2-2. 2-bay group to left: window at ground to left; window at 1st floor to right; gablehead stack above. 2-bay group to right: window at ground to right; window at 1st floor to left; gablehead stack above.
Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows; modern rooflights to both pitches. Caithness slate to eastern cottages; grey slate to remainder; rubble and harled gablehead and ridge stacks; predominantly cast-iron rainwater goods to N, uPVC to S.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.
QUAY AND WALLED GARDEN: random Caithness flagstones to wide paths along each long elevation with low, coped rubble walls flanking; square-plan quay to E; rubble flight to sea to N wall of quay; rubble square-pan garden to N of No 2; larger square-plan garden to S of No 10 and 12.
Built around the turn of the century by Mrs Christian Robertson, a shipping agent, as a private dwelling. She employed 800 men in a single year for whaling, out of the 1 400 who presented themselves for work that year.
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