Inverbraan Cottage, Inver

A pair of single-storey and attic, three-bay cottages dating from the early-19th century, now named Inverbraan Cottage (to the west) and Craigview (to the east). They are of rubble construction. There is an entrance extension attached to the west elevation of Inverbraan Cottage, dating from around 2023. A plaque on the front elevation of Inverbraan Cottage records this was the residence of Charles Macintosh, the 'Perthshire Naturalist', between 1839 and 1922.

There is a low-profile, mono-pitched extension at the rear of the cottages. It extends across much of the width of the building and has a pair of low dormer windows to the centre. The extension is constructed of rendered brick with concrete roof tiles.

The windows are predominantly in a four-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case frames. The pitched roof is covered in slates with four replacement rooflights in the south roof pitch. There is a replacement, brick-built chimneystack along the centre of the roof ridge (the end chimneystacks having been removed sometime after 1964).

Photographs of the interior of Inverbraan Cottage (taken in 2024) show a late-20th century/early-21st century decorative scheme and some secondary glazing to interior windows.

Historical background

This pair of cottages appears on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map (surveyed 1863, published 1866). Their style and construction date them to the early-19th century. The 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1899 shows small extensions attached to the west and east elevations of the cottages. Historic images (dated 1964) indicate these were timber entrance porches (Canmore).