Description

Earlier 19th century. Single storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan, symmetrical cottage. E-facing. Regular fenestration to principal elevation, door to centre with letterbox fanlight flanked by narrow rectangular windows. Single window to rear and N side, timber lean-to to S side. 10-pane sash and case windows. Grey slates, lead flashing. Coped gable stacks.

INTERIOR: not seen 2002

BYRE: later 19th century. Single storey, rectangular-plan gabled byre to NE of cottage. Coursed granite courses. Raised concrete skews. Corrugated iron roof. Boarded timber doors to side elevation facing cottage.

Statement of Interest

B-group with Allalogie Cottage No 2. An estate 'improved' cottage typical of the agricultural revolution in Scotland as a whole not just Aberdeenshire. The cottage appears on the 1st edition of the OS map and the byre is present by the 2nd edition of 1902. The use of a pronounced central glazing bar, to emulate a side hung casement, is typically associated with the estate work of the Aberdeen practice of J & W Smith, 1830-48.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77770374

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5