Craigielar Cottages use Pennan’s steep ground to present modest entrances on one side and a full two-storey elevation toward the bay.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early to mid-19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Sloping terrace of two cottages, probably formerly three dwellings
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB2751)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 84665 65380
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The harled terrace is now divided as Seaview and Denview but may once have contained three homes. Painted margins, a projecting gabled porch, regular openings and several chimney stacks articulate the long sloping block.
Its story
Built during the fishing village’s nineteenth-century growth, the range was reorganised from an earlier probable three-house arrangement into two dwellings. Changes in level allow rooms to open differently on opposing sides.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a characteristic response to restricted coastal ground and evidence for changing household divisions within one terrace.
What to notice
- The full-height elevation revealed by the slope.
- Different doorway arrangements for Seaview and Denview.
- End and ridge stacks marking former divisions.
Reading the surroundings
These are private homes. Remain on public routes and do not enter porches, gardens or narrow side passages without permission.
Timeline
- Early 19th century A terrace was fitted onto sharply falling village ground.
- Later 19th century Probable three-house accommodation consolidated into two named cottages.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The original number of dwellings and precise sequence of subdivision remain probable rather than fully documented.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Craigielar Cottages, LB2751 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB2751 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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