Three small gabletted dormers lift above this low Kingston cottage, while a clay-and-bool garden wall preserves a vulnerable local building tradition.
Quick facts
- Date
- Earlier 19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Single-storey and attic cottage with gabletted dormers
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB14847)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 33771 65483
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The rubble cottage presents three bays and a central entrance beneath a slate roof. Each attic window breaks the wallhead under its own small gable; tooled dressings, twelve-pane glazing and end stacks complete the house, with a low earth-and-stone boundary in front.
Its story
Spey Villa belongs to Kingston’s earlier nineteenth-century domestic development. Its cottage scale and traditional walling contrast with larger two-storey neighbours created during the same maritime period.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a well-composed cottage and the rare survival of its clay-and-bool front boundary.
What to notice
- Three gabletted attic windows.
- Twelve-pane sash proportions.
- The low clay-and-bool garden wall.
Reading the surroundings
Respect the private dwelling and its fragile boundary. View only from the public route.
Timeline
- Earlier 19th century The dormered cottage was built as Kingston expanded.
- Later survival Traditional earth-and-stone walling remained at the front garden.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
No exact year, builder or current assessment of the clay-and-bool fabric was found.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Spey Villa, LB14847 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB14847 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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