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1 Office Cottages, Altyre

A Category B Listed Building in Rafford, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5774 / 57°34'38"N

Longitude: -3.6217 / 3°37'18"W

OS Eastings: 303118

OS Northings: 855308

OS Grid: NJ031553

Mapcode National: GBR K8FP.MQG

Mapcode Global: WH5HB.BSMY

Plus Code: 9C9RH9GH+X8

Entry Name: 1 Office Cottages, Altyre

Listing Name: Altyre, Office Cottages (Former School)

Listing Date: 25 April 1989

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349259

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15603

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Altyre, 1 Office Cottages

ID on this website: 200349259

Location: Rafford

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Forres

Parish: Rafford

Traditional County: Morayshire

Tagged with: School building

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Description

Late 19th century. Probably W L Carruthers, Architect, Inverness. Single storey, SE facing pair cottages. Harled. Doorways in bays 2 and 5 under tall multi-pane glazed lights rising through wallhead as weatherboarded segmental-headed dormers. Flanking windows with multi-pane casements. Centre coped ridge stack; piended stone slate roof; red pottery apex finials.

Deep lean-to loggias with piended slate roofs abut NE and SW gables, each supported by sturdy wooden pilasters.

Projecting wing at rear.

Statement of Interest

Office cottages appear on 2nd ed OS 1905.

End loggias provided sheltered waiting and play areas for

children.

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