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Latitude: 56.2037 / 56°12'13"N
Longitude: -3.1363 / 3°8'10"W
OS Eastings: 329603
OS Northings: 701818
OS Grid: NO296018
Mapcode National: GBR 2B.F3CP
Mapcode Global: WH6RG.SBQH
Plus Code: 9C8R6V37+FF
Entry Name: Outbuilding, Beechcroft, Balbirnie Street, Markinch
Listing Name: Balbirnie Street, Beechcroft with Outbuilding, Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and Gates
Listing Date: 1 March 1996
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 389237
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42932
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200389237
Location: Markinch
County: Fife
Town: Markinch
Electoral Ward: Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch
Traditional County: Fife
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Mid 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay piend and platform-roofed house. Squared rubble with contrasting long and shortwork ashlar quoins. Eaves course.
S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: symmetrical. 2 steps up to pilaster-flanked, corniced door, deep-set panelled timber door with small-pane fanlight, windows in flanking bays; regular windows at 1st floor close to eaves.
E ELEVATION: windows to right and left at both floors (that to left at 1st floor blinded), dominant wallhead stack at centre; slightly recessed projection to outer right with window at ground.
W ELEVATION: modern flat-roofed extension at ground with window to outer right and left above, dominant wallhead stack.
Plate glass glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Shouldered and corniced stacks with ashlar dressings and cans.
INTERIOR: inner hall with screen door part-glazed with etched wheatsheaf.
OUTBUILDING: lean-to rubble outbuilding adjoining boundary wall (possibly converted stable/gig house).
BOUNDARY WALLS, GATEPIERS AND GATES: semicircular-coped rubble boundary walls and pyramidal-coped, square ashlar gatepiers with stop-chamfered arrises and decorative cast and wrought-iron pedestrian and vehicle gates.
Planning permission was sought, in 1969, to "alter premises from restaurant to form dwelling house".
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