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Latitude: 54.8517 / 54°51'6"N
Longitude: -5.1306 / 5°7'50"W
OS Eastings: 199129
OS Northings: 555262
OS Grid: NW991552
Mapcode National: GBR FHQW.DPP
Mapcode Global: WH1RF.594X
Plus Code: 9C6PVV29+MQ
Entry Name: Cable House, Dunskey Estate
Listing Name: Dunskey, Cable House
Listing Date: 30 March 1998
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 392013
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45191
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dunskey Estate, Cable House
ID on this website: 200392013
Location: Portpatrick
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Parish: Portpatrick
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early 20th century cable house of interlocking pentagonal blocks forming figure of eight, at Port Kale, overlooking coast. Rendered brick; base course; raised quoins; timber eaves. Windows to all elevations with exception of 2 to W; protective shutters; timber entrance door to NE.
6-pane timber pointed arch windows. Grey slate piended roof; iron finial to apex; rendered stack; circular can.
INTERIOR: timber-boarded panelling.
A distinctive and unusual pair of former cable houses. Red and yellow telephone cable pole to SW. Other listings on the Dunskey Estate are Dunskey House, Home Farm, the Stables, walled garden and greenhouses, Kennels House and kennels, gatepiers, gates and boundary walls to North and South Lodges and within estate and South Lodge.
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