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Latitude: 54.8668 / 54°52'0"N
Longitude: -4.4458 / 4°26'44"W
OS Eastings: 243139
OS Northings: 555189
OS Grid: NX431551
Mapcode National: GBR HHDV.89F
Mapcode Global: WH3TT.PX5X
Plus Code: 9C6QVH83+PM
Entry Name: 28 High Street, Wigtown
Listing Name: 28 High Street
Listing Date: 20 July 1972
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 388935
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42397
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200388935
Location: Wigtown
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Town: Wigtown
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
Tagged with: Cottage
18th century. Single storey and cellar 2-bay cottage in poor condition, with forestair to High Street. Painted rubble. Painted rubble sorestair with iron railings. Door to left flanked by window and with lower door to outer left. Grey slates.
Historically important as a remmant of the 18th century houses with forestairs which then characterised Wigtown, grouped with its neighbours, 30 and 32 High Street, each also with forestair. McIlwraith, writing in 1877, commented on the forestair feature of some of the houses.
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