Description

House built by David Gillies, net manufacturer, 1885, replacing thatched cottage, birth place of Alexander Selkirk. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Whin rubble with large, stugged and broached ashlar dressings, some concrete repairs. 2 central doors and statue of Robinson Crusoe by Stuart Burnett in niche above. Inner flanking bipartites and outer single lights. Pantiled roof with slate easing course, straight skews and end stacks. Altered to form 4 flats in 1935 by James Gilles.

Statement of Interest

Plaque reads "In memory of Alexander Selkirk Mariner, the original of Robinson Crusoe who lived on the island of Juan Fernandez in complete solitude for 4 years and 4 months. He died 1723 lieutenant of HMS Weymouth aged 47 years. This statue erected by David Gillies, net manufacturer on the site of the cottage in which Selkirk was born'.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17808645

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)