Viewfield and Kirklee form a paired granite frontage whose porches, sash windows and boundary walls help hold the western end of Main Street together.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early nineteenth century
- Architect / designer
- Architect and builder not recorded in the designation
- Type
- Pair of two-storey houses with street boundary walls
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB17106)
- OS grid reference
- NX 79660 51269
Architecture and continuing use
The two painted houses are built of roughly squared granite with raised window margins. Number 63 has a three-bay front and central gabled timber porch; number 61 is two bays wide with an enlarged bipartite opening beside its door. Slate roofs, axial stacks, flat skews and painted rubble street walls unify the pair despite their differences.
Its story
Constructed early in the nineteenth century, the houses belong to the coherent historic Main Street group. Later rear lean-tos and an enlarged window at number 61 show adaptation without removing the essential paired form recorded by the designation.
Why it is included
The group demonstrates the importance of boundary walls and shared roofline, not simply individual façades, in creating Auchencairn’s historic street enclosure.
What to notice
- The difference between the three-bay and two-bay houses.
- Roughly squared granite visible beneath painted finishes.
- Boundary walls continuing the building line along the street.
Reading the surroundings
Both houses are private. View from the public route and avoid entering gardens, leaning on boundary walls or photographing occupants.
Timeline
- Early nineteenth century Two granite houses were built as part of the expanding Main Street group.
- 23 April 1990 The houses and their boundary walls entered the statutory list.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Individual alterations are recorded, but no precise construction year, architect or present household information is available.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Viewfield and Kirklee, 61 and 63 Main Street, Auchencairn, LB17106 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Auchencairn community website — Current community context for the village, its facilities and present local life.
- Trove search: Viewfield and Kirklee, Auchencairn — National collection search for site records, surveys, photographs and archive material.
Location
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