Description

Circa 1760, extended early 19th century. Single storey, 5-bay, L-plan cottage and former blacksmith?s workshop with forge. Roughly coursed sandstone rubble with large ashlar dressings.

SW ELEVATION: bays to left of centre with boarded timber door and flanking windows; further window to right of centre and modern garage door in broad former workshop entrance to outer right. 4 traditional small rooflights and vertical-astragalled rooflight close to ridge at right of centre.

SE ELEVATION: variety of elements including boarded timber door to outer right and window to outer left, 4 traditional small rooflights and vertical-astragalled rooflight close to ridge at right of centre.

NE ELEVATION: gabled elevation with small rubble built lean-to outbuilding and corrugated-iron roof, low opening on return to left in re-entrant angle.

NW ELEVATION: gabled elevation with lean-to corrugated-iron outbuilding and gablehead stack; return to left with rubble lean-to with corrugated-iron roof abutting eaves line and tall stack beyond.

8- and 12-pane glazing patterns in timber sash and case windows; 9-pane and vertically-aligned 6-pane glazing patterns in fixed timber windows. Grey slates. Coped brick stacks, that to gablehead with thackstanes.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77770362

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living