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1, Cheesebay

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General Details and Location

Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Other Name(s)
Address
1, Cheesebay
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
4762
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NF 95343 73475
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
17590

Description

Single storey 3-bay Hebridean-type thatched cottage, facing south, and built into bank at rear, latter level with eaves. Door to right bay on south elevation an unusual arrangement; single central window high on short east wall. Rubble-built walls, angles both curved and squared. Single off-centre apex drainpipe flue; muran thatch roof, secured by netting, with stone weights over inner wallhead. Shed formerly adjoined at west. Path to front built up in rubble above shore. Shown as roofless shell on 1st ed. O.S. (1878) (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
Before 1878
Architects
Unknown

Category of Risk and Development History

Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
High
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
18/03/2010, 10/6/2015
Development History
March 2010: External inspection finds the former cottage now a ruinous roofless shell.
10 June 2015: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously.

Guides to Development

Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01870 602425

Availability

Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown

Information Services

Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Cottages and Lodges
Original Entry Date
28-JUL-10
Date of Last Edit
09/10/2015