West Aith is a Grade B listed building in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 March 1994. Crofting range.
West Aith
- WRENN ID
- roaming-pediment-lichen
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1994
- Type
- Crofting range
- OS grid reference
- HY 248 177
- Coordinates
- 59.03973, -3.31147
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
West Aith is a 19th-century single-storey crofting range that includes two three-bay cottages and an adjoining barn or byre to the west. The building is constructed of rubble and features gabled end walls.
The cottage on the east side has a south-facing entrance elevation with a central gabled porch. The porch contains a door in its east return and a window in the south gable, with additional windows flanking the porch. There is also a window opening in the east gable wall and another on the north elevation. The roof is made of flagstone and retains remnants of turf thatch.
The central cottage also has a south-facing entrance elevation, featuring a central door flanked by single windows. Its roof is similarly constructed of flagstone with turf thatch.
Both cottages have four-pane glazing in sash and case windows and broad gablehead chimneystacks. The barn or byre has two doors in its south elevation and features a replacement roof.
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