Description

18th century. 2-storey, 3-bay house. Harled with dressed stone surrounds to openings.

SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central replacement door; flanking windows. 3 1st floor windows centred above. Modern (mid 1970's) glazed porch; door in right return.

NW ELEVATION: plain gable.

NE ELEVATION: not seen, 2000. Outshot to rear.

SE ELEVATION: attached to 9 Red Row.

INTERIOR: not seen, 2000.

4-pane timber sash and case windows. Modern red pantiles; raised skews; corniced gable apex stacks. Tiled porch roof.

Statement of Interest

According to the owner, 8 Red Row was once the Customs House where sailors received their pay and was possibly a former inn, perhaps the Ship Inn, however, the only indication of this has been an abundance of corks found under the floor boards. It is also believed to be the inn that features in R L Stevenson's novel Kidnapped. It was here that David Balfour and Alan Breck received help from the owner's daughter as she rowed them across the Forth to South Queensferry. Fish curing took place along Red Row.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56614961

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments