Description

Dated 1745, renovated around 1980. Single storey, pair of three-bay thatched cottages converted to one. Painted harl walls.

Southeast (Main Street) Elevation: symmetrical. Bays to left of centre with boarded timber door and flanking windows, bays to right of centre mirror those to left.

Southwest Elevation: gabled elevation with small window off-centre right in gablehead.

Northeast Elevation: blank gable to left and slightly recessed wing (former outhouse?) projecting to right.

Twelve-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Directional thatch roof with scobed ridge. Northeast projection slated roof. Coped harled chimney stacks with polygonal cans and thackstanes.

Statement of Interest

Walker mentions a datestone of '1745' but expresses doubt regarding its authenticity owing to the unusual script which he says "unlike any other eighteenth century date in the village".

It is among a relatively small number of traditional buildings with a surviving thatched roof found across Scotland and the only thatched building in the area. A Survey of Thatched Buildings in Scotland, published in 2016 by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), found there were only around 200 buildings of this type remaining, most of which are found in small rural communities. Thatched buildings are often traditionally built, showing distinctive local and regional building methods and materials. Those that survive are important in helping us understand these traditional skills and an earlier way of life.

Listed building record revised in 2021 as part of the Thatched Buildings Listing Review.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17776090

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy