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7, 9, 11 Kirk Street, Campbeltown

A Category B Listed Building in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.4238 / 55°25'25"N

Longitude: -5.6051 / 5°36'18"W

OS Eastings: 171971

OS Northings: 620342

OS Grid: NR719203

Mapcode National: IRL Y3.7C3Q

Mapcode Global: GBR DGJC.RD0

Plus Code: 9C7PC9FV+GX

Entry Name: 7, 9, 11 Kirk Street, Campbeltown

Listing Name: 7-11 (Odd Nos) Kirk Street

Listing Date: 28 March 1996

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389450

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43091

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Campbeltown, 7, 9, 11 Kirk Street

ID on this website: 200389450

Location: Campbeltown

County: Argyll and Bute

Town: Campbeltown

Electoral Ward: South Kintyre

Traditional County: Argyllshire

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Description

Early 19th century. 3-storey, 3-bay near-symmetrical tenement of rectangular plan with rectangular stair tower projecting to rear. Roughcast random rubble walls (lime harl surviving at NW elevation) with polished ashlar dressings. Base course and eaves cornice with concealed gutter. Raised margins at openings, projecting cills at windows.

SW (KIRK STREET) ELEVATION: regular fenestration to upper floors. Paired entrance doors to left of left bay, single entrance door between centre and right bays. Ground floor windows slightly off-set to bays above.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: rectangular stair tower projecting, accessing stone balconies (with metal handrails) supported on cast-iron columns. Eaves course.

12-pane timber sash and case windows to front and rear elevations. Vertically-boarded timber doors at 1st floor of rear elevation. Grey slate roof with continuous pitch over stair tower, cast-iron gutter with decorative urn hopper centring Kirk Street elevation, cast-iron gutters and downpipes to rear elevation. Roughcast multi-flue stacks with circular cans, margined at right and centre, built up in brick with concrete cope at right.

Statement of Interest

A fine piece of burgh architecture from Campbeltown?s early 19th century prosperity.

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