Survey Data
Reg No
30401009
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
Date
1780 - 1840
Coordinates
68909, 260076
Date Recorded
19/08/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey thatched house, built c.1800, with single-bay addition to south end, and six-bay addition to rear. Collapsing pitched thatched roof to original house and pitched corrugated iron to south addition with concrete coping to gable, with flat felt roof to rear addition. Rendered chimneystack. Rendered rubble-stone walls and plinth. Square-headed window openings having concrete sills and timber sliding sash windows to front, one-over-one pane to older building and two-over-two pane to south addition and timber casement to rear. Square-headed timber battened door to front and rear. Concrete outbuilding to north-west.
Appraisal
This thatched house is situated in a picturesque location overlooking the ocean and Tully Mountain. It is one of the few remaining thatched houses in the district and is a reminder of traditional construction methods. It was extended over the generations to accommodate a growing family.