A low three-bay cottage preserves the restrained scale, twelve-pane windows and carefully tooled rubble of earlier nineteenth-century Portknockie.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early to mid-19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Single-storey three-bay rubble cottage
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB40156)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 48758 68444
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Squared stonework forms a regular front with a central entrance. Painted joints, reveals and a base course sharpen the masonry, while end stacks and a slate roof contain the compact single-storey plan.
Its story
The cottage predates the more elaborate dormered houses that filled the later town plan. Its proportions recall the modest domestic tradition associated with the fishing settlement’s earlier growth.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a notably intact example of small-scale traditional housing and masonry finish.
What to notice
- Twelve-pane sash proportions.
- Painted joints across squared rubble.
- The unbroken single-storey roofline.
Reading the surroundings
The cottage is a private home. Observe from Pulteney Street and do not enter the doorway or any adjoining ground.
Timeline
- Early to mid-19th century A low masonry cottage joined the expanding fishing settlement.
- Later town growth Taller dormered neighbours made its original scale increasingly distinctive.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
No exact year, builder or verified interior description was found.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: 13 Pulteney Street, LB40156 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB40156 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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