Number 2 retains an early small-scale house within a later two-storey form, its two differently dated gable windows making the heightening legible.
Quick facts
- Date
- Circa 1800; heightened in the early to mid-19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Two-storey three-bay house with pantiled roof
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB40437)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 93063 67738
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Heavily pointed rubble and a centred doorway define the three-bay front. Small upper windows occupy only the outer bays, and diminutive attic lights in the gables belong to different building phases beneath a pantiled roof.
Its story
The house began around 1800 and gained height as Rosehearty expanded in the early nineteenth century. A narrow flat-roofed addition later extended the building beside the street.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises an early burgh house whose fabric clearly demonstrates upward expansion and continued domestic adaptation.
What to notice
- Different attic windows in the opposing gables.
- Small upper openings set only in the outer bays.
- Pantiles between shaped end stacks.
Reading the surroundings
This is a private home. Remain on the public street and do not enter the side addition, doorway or ground around the house.
Timeline
- Circa 1800 A compact rubble house occupied the Well Street plot.
- Early 19th century Heightening created a full second storey while retaining earlier clues.
- Later period A low side addition expanded accommodation at street level.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The exact dates, builder, internal survival and present arrangement were not independently confirmed.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: 2 Well Street, LB40437 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB40437 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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