A dated pair of cottages uses shared canopy, paired doors and twelve-pane windows to give planned-street housing a composed civic face.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1835
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Symmetrical pair of two-storey planned-settlement cottages
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB7198)
- OS grid reference
- ND 02951 15263
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Each two-storey cottage is two bays wide. The mirrored front places paired central doors beneath one corrugated-iron canopy on slender columns; harl-pointed rubble, tooled dressings, sash windows and aligned chimneys reinforce the symmetry.
Its story
Dated 1835, the pair belongs to the consolidation of the planned fishing village after its first harbour expansion. Their regular frontage expresses order while accommodating two independent households.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises unusually intact planned-settlement housing whose shared entrance composition gives architectural distinction to ordinary domestic life.
What to notice
- Two front doors gathered beneath one continuous canopy.
- Twelve-pane sash windows retained across the pair.
- Matched end and ridge chimneys reinforcing symmetry.
Reading the surroundings
These are private homes. View from the public pavement, avoid blocking doors and do not enter gardens or photograph through windows.
Timeline
- 1835 A matched pair was completed within the growing fishing settlement.
- 20th century The shared canopy retained the visual unity of separate households.
- 1984 The cottages received Category B protection.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designer and original occupants are not named, and current private ownership was not researched.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: 69 and 70 Dunrobin Street, LB7198 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove: Helmsdale, Shore Street and village records — National-record context for domestic buildings within Helmsdale's harbour-side planned settlement.
Location
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