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Cellardyke, Deerness

A Category C Listed Building in East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9229 / 58°55'22"N

Longitude: -2.7649 / 2°45'53"W

OS Eastings: 356056

OS Northings: 1004214

OS Grid: HY560042

Mapcode National: GBR M5J4.Q3P

Mapcode Global: WH7CF.HZMG

Plus Code: 9CCVW6FP+52

Entry Name: Cellardyke, Deerness

Listing Name: Deerness, Cellardyke, Including Dwelling House and Barn

Listing Date: 5 May 1999

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393354

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46144

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200393354

Location: St Andrews and Deerness

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

Parish: St Andrews And Deerness

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Farmhouse

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Description

Earlier to mid 19th centry with later additions. Single storey with attic, 3-bay rectangular-plan symmetrical house with single storey, lean-to byre along rear (E) elevation. Roughly coursed rubble. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan asymmetrical barn sited to NW of main house. Random rubble.

DWELLING HOUSE: E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: boarded door in bay to centre. Window in each bay flanking.

REAR (W) ELEVATION: boarded door in bay to centre of lean-to addition. Large window (boarded) in bay to right. Window in bay to left.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: window set to left at ground; attic window above; gablehead stack above. Boarded door with window flanking in lean-to addition to outer left.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: boarded loft door to gablehead; gablehead stack above. Boarded sliding door in lean-to bay to outer right.

4-pane timber sash and case windows, (some missing); small rooflights to S pitch. Graded stone slate roof; stone ridge; squared rubble, corniced gablehead stacks; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: flagstone floor; fireplace to E and W ends; large stone lintels; temporary timber staircase to S end. Flagstone floor to byre; central slurry channel; concrete stall divisions along E wall; timber hay rack along N wall.

BARN: E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: wide (formerly sliding timber) door, offset to left of centre. Boarded door with small window flanking in bay to right.

Small rooflights to E pitch. Graded stone tiled roof; stone ridge; coped skews.

INTERIOR: cement floor; exposed timber rafters and tie beams; timber floor division with timber access stair to N half of barn.

Statement of Interest

A relatively intact dwelling house and barn with flagstone floor and graded stone tiled roof extant. Other features of interest include the large wallhead between windows and eaves.

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