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12 Clay Loan, Kirkwall

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9787 / 58°58'43"N

Longitude: -2.9612 / 2°57'40"W

OS Eastings: 344839

OS Northings: 1010563

OS Grid: HY448105

Mapcode National: GBR M510.461

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HL37

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+FG

Entry Name: 12 Clay Loan, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 12 Clay Loan

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393093

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45985

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirkwall, 12 Clay Loan

ID on this website: 200393093

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

18th century with later alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan symmetrical cottage built on ground rising to W, adjoining similar cottage to E with common crowstepped gable; lean-to addition to right (W). Harled. Eaves course.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: deep-set modern, part-glazed door at ground in bay to centre. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: lean-to projection spanning bays at ground; window, set to left at 1st floor; gablehead stack above.

12-pane timber sash and case windows; central rooflight to S pitch. Graded traditional Caithness stone roof; stone ridge; harled, coped stacks (common stack to E); uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

B-Group with Building to rear of 8 Clay Loan, 8 and 10 Clay Loan. Clay Loan breaks the old main street and climbs steeply to the west to Gallow Ha, the former place of public execution in Kirkwall. Originally the Common or South Loan, it takes its present name from its use as source of mortar for Kirkwall houses. Number 12 is of particular interest as it retrains its small-pane timber glazing and its traditional Caithness stone-tiled roof.

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