Description

18th century; later remodelling. 2-storey, 3-bay house. Cream harling. Raised surrounds to openings; raised window cills.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central replacement 2-leaf door; flanking windows; 2 1st floor windows. Corbelled stone sundial to right at 1st floor; numbering along the sides; missing gnomon; tapered top; curved base.

W ELEVATION: not seen, 2000.

N ELEVATION: not seen, 2000.

E ELEVATION: attached to 9 Halketshall.

INTERIOR: not seen, 2000.

Replacement windows. Pitched red clay pantile roof, easing course of purple slate. Raised skew to left; gable apex stack to left.

Statement of Interest

Halketshall is situated in a prominent position in Limekilns, lining the road to Charlestown and overlooking the Firth of Forth. Halketshall is named after the Halkets who lived at nearby Pitfirrane Castle and who, in the 17th century acquired a large part of Limekilns.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17816220

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)