Two near-matching cottages repeat a simple door-and-window rhythm, creating a longer unified frontage from small individual homes.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early to mid-19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Pair of single-storey and attic rubble cottages
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB15878)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 96108 67549
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Each cottage is three bays wide with a central entrance and enlarged flanking bipartite windows. Heavily pointed rubble, end stacks and slate roofs with roof lights give the pair a shared material character.
Its story
The cottages were built during Pittulie’s nineteenth-century growth. Later enlarged windows and rear extensions adapted each home while the paired frontage and roofline remained legible.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a characteristic pair whose repetition contributes strongly to the vernacular unity of High Street.
What to notice
- Two centred entrances forming a repeated rhythm.
- Bipartite windows enlarged from earlier openings.
- Roof lights serving otherwise dormerless attics.
Reading the surroundings
These are private homes. Observe from the public street and do not enter rear extensions, paths or doorways.
Timeline
- Early 19th century Two compact cottages formed a coordinated High Street frontage.
- Later 19th century Larger paired windows improved light to the principal rooms.
- Modern period Rear extensions expanded both homes away from the street.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Exact construction order, original glazing and the relationship between the two households were not established.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: 55–56 High Street, Pittulie, LB15878 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB15878 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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