Description

18th century in origin with later additions and alterations. 2-storey, 6-bay (4-bay at 1st floor), rectangular-plan cottage with single storey, single bay block to outer right; single storey addition at rear. Painted harl; painted margins. Upper windows abutting eaves.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: principal range with modern small-pane glazed doors at ground in bay to outer left and penultimate bay to right; single windows in remaining bays at ground; single windows in 4 bays at 1st floor. Single window in single storey block to outer right.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: principal range with single windows at ground flanking centre; single windows off-set to left and right above; flat-roofed, single storey addition projecting at ground to outer right. Single window in storey block adjoined to outer left.

6-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; rooflight at rear. Grey slate steeply pitched roof; coped skews. Squat, harled apex stacks; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1999.

Statement of Interest

Now a single residence, there were originally a number of cottages contained within this range, thought to have housed farm workers from the nearby Harelawside Farm - see separate list entry, 'Grantshouse, Harelawside'.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17847908

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey