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Latitude: 56.189 / 56°11'20"N
Longitude: -3.9648 / 3°57'53"W
OS Eastings: 278162
OS Northings: 701335
OS Grid: NN781013
Mapcode National: GBR 1B.G37Z
Mapcode Global: WH4NT.2P8S
Plus Code: 9C8R52QP+J3
Entry Name: Cross Cottage, The Cross, Dunblane
Listing Name: The Cross, Cross Cottage Including Boundary Wall
Listing Date: 5 October 1971
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 362993
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26368
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200362993
Location: Dunblane
County: Stirling
Town: Dunblane
Electoral Ward: Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
Traditional County: Perthshire
Tagged with: Cottage
Mid 19th century with later additions. Single storey with attic, 3-bay, rectangular-plan cottage with large canted roof dormers. Squared and snecked rubble, yellow sandstone with blocked ashlar margins to openings. Short quoins, base course, eaves course, projecting cills to windows.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical, regular fenestration with timber panelled door to centre. Canted roof dormers with piended roof and cast-iron finials.
N (REAR) ELEVATION: low, advanced bay to centre with lean-to roof.
E (SIDE) ELEVATION: harled, blind gable end.
W (SIDE) ELEVATION: obscured by abutting building.
12-pane, timber frame, sash and case windows. Grey slates, lead flashing, roof lights to rear. Coped, gable end stacks with tall, cream cans.
INTERIOR: not seen 2001.
BOUNDARY WALL: low, coped, rubble wall to front, high to rear.
A small, simple cottage built with quality materials to a high standard, probably built as tied-cottage for a minor church official or employee such as a grounds man. The cottage's location in the Cathedral Square suggest a church a connection as historically all buildings in the square and upto Braeport were church property or related to the church. The cottage is still owned by the Church of Scotland.
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