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Latitude: 58.984 / 58°59'2"N
Longitude: -2.9545 / 2°57'16"W
OS Eastings: 345237
OS Northings: 1011153
OS Grid: HY452111
Mapcode National: GBR M42Z.M97
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.LGB4
Plus Code: 9CCVX2MW+H6
Entry Name: 13 East Road, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 13 East Road, Including Boundary Walls
Listing Date: 15 March 1999
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 393102
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45992
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200393102
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: House
Earlier 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan, near-symmetrical house built on ground falling to W; 3-light canted bay at ground; swept screen wall with entrance to outer right; flat-roofed single storey garage addition to outer left. Harled. Eaves course; plain margins to windows.
N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: pilastered and corniced doorpiece at ground in bay to centre; modern timber door with letterbox fanlight; window at 1st floor above. 3-light canted window with piended canopy at ground in bay to left; window at 1st floor above. Flat roofed garage to outer left. Window at each floor in bay to right. High swept screen wall with boarded door to outer right.
W (SIDE) ELEVATION: blank with gablehead stack above.
E (SIDE) ELEVATION: window, set to right, at 1st floor; gablehead stack above.
2- and 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; stone skews; halred, corniced multi-flue gablehead stacks; uPVC rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.
BOUNDARY WALLS; low, harled walls along north elevation; stone cope.
The building forms part of a 19th century development along the south side of East Road and is distinguished in the street by its pilastered and corniced doorpiece. It retains some 12-pane glazing as well as substantial gablehead stacks.
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