North House is a Grade B listed building in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 May 1999. Traditional long house. 1 related planning application.
North House
- WRENN ID
- leaning-alcove-dust
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 May 1999
- Type
- Traditional long house
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Earlier to mid 19th century. Single storey, 5-bay rectangular-plan, crowstep-gabled traditional Orkney long house; dwelling house to left (E); barn with circular-plan kiln to W gable end. Remnants of further farm buildings running parallel to S. Harl-pointed, squared rubble. Central mechanism of former horse walk to N of barn.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 4-bay dwelling house to left: boarded door in bay to left of centre. Window in bay to outer left. Window in each bay to right. Doorway in barn bay to outer right.
N (REAR) ELEVATION: window (blocked) to right of centre.
E ELEVATION: window set to right in gabled elevation; wide gablehead stack above.
W ELEVATION: circular-plan kiln abutting gabled elevation.
Fixed timber-framed window to E; remaining windows missing. Predominantly stone slate roof; corrugated-iron roof to E end and to S pitch of barn; rubble, corniced gablehead and ridge stacks.
INTERIOR: DWELLING HOUSE: plain fire surround with bracketed mantleshelf to W side of dividing wall; press to right with some timber shelves extant; plain fireplace to W wall; main fabric of box beds survive; various presses in external walls. MILL/BARN: exposed rafters and tie beams; steps to square-headed entrance to kiln at W end; kiln ledge intact.
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