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Cottage, Portkil House

A Category C Listed Building in Rosneath, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9881 / 55°59'17"N

Longitude: -4.8048 / 4°48'17"W

OS Eastings: 225135

OS Northings: 680788

OS Grid: NS251807

Mapcode National: GBR 0B.VLLG

Mapcode Global: WH2M3.5R89

Plus Code: 9C7QX5QW+63

Entry Name: Cottage, Portkil House

Listing Name: Portkil Cottage

Listing Date: 25 April 1995

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389149

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42623

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200389149

Location: Rosneath

County: Argyll and Bute

Electoral Ward: Lomond North

Parish: Rosneath

Traditional County: Dunbartonshire

Tagged with: Cottage

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Description

Circa 1840, L-plan cottage with slightly later wing addition to NE. Low single storey, gabled cottage, former factor's house to Portkil House. Grey cement render with ashlar margins and dressings; chamfered reveals; panelled ashlar aprons to windows; advanced bracketted eaves.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: broad 3-bay gable to outer right, lean-to boarded porch addition at centre; flanking windows. Gabled wing advanced to left, tripartite window, window on right return; blank bay to outer left.

SE (MAIN) ELEVATION: 3-bay symmetrical block with slightly recessed 2-bay wing addition to outer right. Advanced gabled centre bay breaking eaves, window with bracketted block canopy; flanking windows. Wing to right with 2 tripartite windows symmetrically disposed.

INTERIOR: modernised.

12-lying-pane sash and case windows; grey slate roof, lead flashings; tall sandstone ashlar ridge stacks, circular cans.

Statement of Interest

Portkil Cottage was the former factor's house to Portkil House which is situated to the W and has been substantially altered. The former coachhouse to the NE of Portkil Cottage is listed separately.

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