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Latitude: 56.191 / 56°11'27"N
Longitude: -3.1222 / 3°7'19"W
OS Eastings: 330455
OS Northings: 700387
OS Grid: NO304003
Mapcode National: GBR 2C.FSLY
Mapcode Global: WH6RH.0NJ8
Plus Code: 9C8R5VRH+C4
Entry Name: Balgonie Cottage
Listing Name: Coaltown of Balgonie, Balgonie Cottage with Outbuilding
Listing Date: 1 March 1996
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 389292
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42978
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200389292
Location: Markinch
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Parish: Markinch
Traditional County: Fife
Tagged with: Cottage
Early to earlier 19th century, minor alterations. 2 storey with attic, 3 bay house. Ashlar front, squared and coursed rubble sides, squared and snecked rubble rear, raised ashlar quoins. Deep base course and eaves cornice.
N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: symmetrical. 3 steps up to part glazed modern timber door at centre in corniced deep cavetto surround with modern slated canopy, altered windows in flanking bays; regular fenestration at 1st floor and slate blinded dormer windows over outer bays.
S ELEVATION: small, modern flat roofed porch at centre, window in bay to right and part blocked window to left; stair window at centre and windows to outer bays at 1st floor.
E ELEVATION: blank with blinded window at centre ground.
W ELEVATION: centre window to both floors.
4 pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows except 1st floor N, ground floor left, 1st floor right and porch to S all with modern top opening windows. Grey slates. Broad, tall coped ashlar stacks with some cans, ashlar coped skews.
OUTBUILDINGS: single storey, pantiled, rubble outbuilding with 2 timber doors and further opening to N and blocked window to E.
Also known as Westgate Farmhouse. Steading listed separately.
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