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Smithy And House, Finavon

A Category C Listed Building in Tannadice, Angus

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.7069 / 56°42'24"N

Longitude: -2.8277 / 2°49'39"W

OS Eastings: 349423

OS Northings: 757545

OS Grid: NO494575

Mapcode National: GBR VN.VF6B

Mapcode Global: WH7Q7.JPQ9

Plus Code: 9C8VP54C+PW

Entry Name: Smithy And House, Finavon

Listing Name: Finavon, Former Blacksmith's Workshop and Dwelling

Listing Date: 22 December 1997

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 391664

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44924

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200391664

Location: Tannadice

County: Angus

Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell

Parish: Tannadice

Traditional County: Angus

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Description

Circa 1760, extended early 19th century. Single storey, 5-bay, L-plan cottage and former blacksmith?s workshop with forge. Roughly coursed sandstone rubble with large ashlar dressings.

SW ELEVATION: bays to left of centre with boarded timber door and flanking windows; further window to right of centre and modern garage door in broad former workshop entrance to outer right. 4 traditional small rooflights and vertical-astragalled rooflight close to ridge at right of centre.

SE ELEVATION: variety of elements including boarded timber door to outer right and window to outer left, 4 traditional small rooflights and vertical-astragalled rooflight close to ridge at right of centre.

NE ELEVATION: gabled elevation with small rubble built lean-to outbuilding and corrugated-iron roof, low opening on return to left in re-entrant angle.

NW ELEVATION: gabled elevation with lean-to corrugated-iron outbuilding and gablehead stack; return to left with rubble lean-to with corrugated-iron roof abutting eaves line and tall stack beyond.

8- and 12-pane glazing patterns in timber sash and case windows; 9-pane and vertically-aligned 6-pane glazing patterns in fixed timber windows. Grey slates. Coped brick stacks, that to gablehead with thackstanes.

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