242 High Street, Leslie

Earlier to mid 19th century. Single storey with part-basement and attic, 3-bay cottage on falling ground to W, adjoining irregular terrace at W. Squared and coursed Aberdeen Bond whinstone with contrasting finely droved ashlar long and shortwork quoins and eaves course; snecked rubble to E and S.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical. Deep-set panelled door at centre with 2-pane fanlight, with windows in flanking bays, tile-hung piended dormers over outer bays, 2 narrow windows in basement to right.

E ELEVATION: small window opening in gablehead.

S ELEVATION: door to right of centre with window at outer right, 3 windows to left; 2-bay part-basement with door to right and window to left.

12-pane glazing pattern in uPVC windows with small-pane glazing in sash and case windows to rear and in front basement. Red pantiles with ashlar coped skews and cavetto coped gablehead stacks.

RAILINGS: decorated ironwork railings to front with pal stones at E corner and at house. Coped whinstone rubble wall to rear E.

OUTBUILDING: to rear of property, 18th century, doubled in size in earlier to mid 19th century (contemporary with street front house). 2-storey on falling ground with part-basement to N, irregular plan with pend. Random whinstone rubble with large lintels and small window openings. Red pantiles, ashlar skews and coped ashlar gablehead stacks, ashlar and brick stack to S.