East Linksness, Hoy

Early 19th century. Single storey and attic, 3-bay symmetrical, rectangular-plan cottage. Harl-pointed rubble. Deep-set openings.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: boarded door at ground in bay to centre; window in each bay flanking.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: central window at ground. Timber square-plan lavatory addition to left of centre; boarded door.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: attic window, set to right; gablehead stack above.

4-pane timber sash and case windows to S; fixed, lying-pane window to N; small rooflights to S pitch. Traditional graded stone tiled roof; stone ridge; corniced, rubble gablehead stacks to E and W; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: no seen, 1998.

ANCILLARY BUILDINGS: rectangular-plan, gabled rubble farm buildings forming L-plan sited to NE of house. S ARM: E ELEVATION: 3-bay block to left; 2-bay block to right. Central deep-set door with window in each bay flanking to block to left. Central boarded door with square-headed doorway to right to block to right. W ARM: S ELEVATION: central boarded door.

Traditional stone slab and turf roof to E pitch of short (S) arm; corrugated-iron to W pitch; traditional stone slab roof to W arm. Fixed 4-pane timber-framed windows.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.