A plain harled pair survives as part of the domestic terrace enclosing Grantown’s formal market square.
Quick facts
- Date
- About 1800
- Architect / designer
- Builders unrecorded
- Type
- Pair of early planned-town dwellings
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB34071)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 03431 28010
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Two-storey fronts of two and three bays share a local-slate roof and end stacks. Later glazed porches mark separate entrances without obscuring the small scale of the earlier houses.
Its story
The dwellings were built around 1800 as Grantown’s central square filled with houses, trades and public buildings. They are shown with neighbouring properties on the 1809 burgh map.
Why it is included
Category B protection recognises early planned-town housing whose group value helps maintain the historic scale of the Square.
What to notice
- Different bay widths within a continuous pair.
- Later glazed porches attached to simple harled fronts.
- Local slate and traditional chimney positions.
Reading the surroundings
The houses are private. Observe from the public square and respect residents and entrances.
Timeline
- 1765 Grantown was founded around a deliberately spacious central square.
- About 1800 Numbers 20 and 21 were built as town dwellings.
- 1809 The pair appeared on the burgh map.
- 2026 Both properties continue in residential use.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Later porches and renewed stacks record change, and no individual designer is known.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: 20 and 21 The Square, LB34071 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Grantown-on-Spey Conservation Area Appraisal — Planned-town development, Square context and present building use.
Location
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