Southern Section, 6-7 The Cross, Culross

This is a two-part house dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, located in Culross. The southern section appears to be a 17th-century house, possibly built on an earlier foundation, while the northern section is also of 17th-century origin. A linking wing connects the two houses to the west. The ground floors of both houses form the lower part of 6 The Cross, and the first floors comprise 7 The Cross.

The houses are harled with exposed stone surrounds. The southern house has a southern elevation with a ground floor window and a first floor window on the far right. The wall angles to the left, creating a further two ground floor and two first floor windows. An advanced entrance to the Dundonald Arms is located on the far left, with a replacement first floor window above. The western elevation is attached to the Dundonald Arms. The north elevation is plain. The eastern elevation features a central ground and first floor window, highlighted by a curved left quoin. A wing set back to the right connects the two houses, and moulded stone stairs lead to a first floor door. A harled wall to the right links the two houses, creating a narrow yard.

The northern house’s east elevation displays two ground floor windows; remnants of a shutter and pin hinge remain on the left-hand ground floor window. Two larger first floor windows are present, as are two small attic windows. A datestone in the left skewputt is inscribed '1577 AC MR'. A chamfered right quoin extends to ground floor ceiling height. A harled ground floor wall extends from the left quoin to an adjacent house. An entrance way is on the far left, and exposed flat coping stones are present. The north elevation has a central window, formerly a door, with a chamfered surround, and a window to the right with a chamfered surround and a stop. A first floor window is above the right-hand ground floor window, and an inserted window is located to the left. The western elevation is partially obscured by a modern flat-roofed building not included in the listing.

Both houses have 12-pane timber sash and case windows, with replacement casements above the Dundonald Arms entrance. Droved window surrounds are on the east elevation, and a replacement timber boarded door is in place. The southern section has a piended roof to the east and a pitched gable to the west, covered with clay pantiles. A ridge stack features circular cans. The northern section has a pitched roof with clay pantiles and crowstepped gables, with gable apex stacks and circular cans.

The interiors were not inspected in 2001.