North Ronaldsay, Nether Linnay

Mid to later 19th century with later alterations and additions. Single storey, 4-bay rectangular-plan cottage adjoining single bay barn to right (NE) with single storey byre range at right angles forming L-plan; 1 1/2 storey square-plan kiln to angle. Single storey, 3-bay cottage adjoining further single storey barn/byre to S, forming separate range to W of main L-plan complex. Squared rubble.

MAIN, L-PLAN RANGE: SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2 boarded door to central bays; window in each bay to outer left and right. Doorway, offset to left, to barn adjoining to right. Large square-headed opening to terminal gable of short arm of L to right; large square-headed opening to lean-to addition to left. Blank SW elevation of short arm; centred window to lean-to to outer right. REAR (NW AND NE) ELEVATIONS: NW ELEVATION: window in each bay to cottage to outer right. Boarded door with boarded window flanking to barn to centre. Blank lean-to projecting from kiln to outer left. NE ELEVATION: blank gabled wall to kiln to outer right. Lean-to projection from centre with doorway to right return; large, square-headed doorway to right. Boarded door to left.

DETACHED S RANGE: E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3-bay cottage to outer right with doorway and 2 flanking windows. Lower, single bay barn/byre to centre with doorway, offset to left. Single bay barn/byre to outer right with centred doorway. W (REAR) ELEVATION: blank. S (SIDE) ELEVATION: centred doorway; paired dovecote entrances to gablehead with projecting alighting cills.

Fixed timber-framed windows to main cottage. Predominantly traditional overseamed flagstone roofs with extensive cement mortaring to main cottage; some turf overlay; harled, corniced gablehead and ridge stacks to main cottage.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.