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Plainfield

A Category C Listed Building in Duns, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7912 / 55°47'28"N

Longitude: -2.328 / 2°19'40"W

OS Eastings: 379530

OS Northings: 655374

OS Grid: NT795553

Mapcode National: GBR D15G.SV

Mapcode Global: WH8X2.6PPQ

Plus Code: 9C7VQMRC+FQ

Entry Name: Plainfield

Listing Name: Playfield

Listing Date: 6 February 1996

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389077

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42539

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200389077

Location: Duns

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Mid Berwickshire

Parish: Duns

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

Early 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey house with 3 bays grouped to centre, single storey addition to NW. Harl-pointed whinstone and sandstone rubble with droved ashlar dressings. Irregular window sizes.

NE ELEVATION: modern boarded door with 6-pane upper glazed panel to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window to each floor of flanking bays. Door roughly to centre of single storey addition to right.

SW ELEVATION: modern brick single storey lean-to addition in bay to right. 2-leaf double boarded door and boarded door at single storey addition to left.

12-pane and 8-pane timber sash and case windows. Slate roof. Brick wallhead stacks to side elevation; coped skews.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1995.

Statement of Interest

The building might have been present in 1826 (the map is very unclear), and is certainly seen clearly upon the 1857 map.

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