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Tithe Barn And Pilgrims' Houses, Whitekirk

A Category A Listed Building in North Berwick Coastal, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0257 / 56°1'32"N

Longitude: -2.6497 / 2°38'58"W

OS Eastings: 359605

OS Northings: 681615

OS Grid: NT596816

Mapcode National: GBR 2X.SBNQ

Mapcode Global: WH8VR.8SHZ

Plus Code: 9C8V29G2+74

Entry Name: Tithe Barn And Pilgrims' Houses, Whitekirk

Listing Name: Whitekirk, Tithe Barn (Or Granary)

Listing Date: 5 February 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 348032

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14617

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Whitekirk, Tithe Barn And Pilgrims' Houses

ID on this website: 200348032

Location: Whitekirk and Tyninghame

County: East Lothian

Electoral Ward: North Berwick Coastal

Parish: Whitekirk And Tyninghame

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

Circa 1540, 3-storey tower extended E in 17th century to
farm gabled tithe barn. Rubble with ashlar dressings;
quoins of early tower evident. Oblong plan. Chamfered
arrises to openings; some blocked. Timber lintel to wide
barn door inserted later. Thick stone slates.
S ELEVATION: 2 centre bays with symmetrical
fenestration. Broad doorway to right with 1st and 2nd
floor windows as above. Rubble forestair with ashlar
steps to outer left leading to tower doorway. Lower
doorway by W re-entrant formed by forestair at ground.
Much weathered panel by quoins, under eaves to W, with
armorial of Bishop Crawford.
N ELEVATION: W bays of tower slightly raised with small
irregular openings. Doorway to barn proper at E end
with 2 small irregular windows by centre.
E AND W GABLES: crowstepped with 2 gable head lights to
each, blocked to W gable with arrow slit below to
vaulted base of tower.
INTERIOR: vaulted room at base of original tower. Timber
beams of former floors remaining to barn and upper
tower. Evidence of former fireplace a E end of dividing
wall and doorway to upper floor at the W of N wall.

Statement of Interest

Sited on rocky prominence. Tower almost certainly built

by Oliver Sinclair from stone of former Pilgrims'

cottages. Formerly linked with St Mary's Church to S

as Tithe barn.

Scheduled Area around tithe barn 27.11.98.

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