Rose Cottage, High Street, Town Yetholm

Mid to late 18th century with mid-20th century alterations. Two-storey, four-bay, thatched house with single storey wing to south and byre to west. Rendered to street elevations and heavily pointed whinstone rubble to rear. Red-tiled cills.

East (entrance) elevation: porch in bay to left of centre. Tripartite windows to both floors in outer bays. First floor windows breaking eaves with thatched hoods. Bipartite windows to both floors in bay to right of centre. Tripartite window to single storey wing and bipartite windows clasping angle.

West (rear) elevation: timber lintel to doorway with modern glazed door. Irregular size and distribution of windows. Byre adjoining to left and forge adjoining to right.

Small-pane timber casement windows. Reed-thatched roof with chicken-wire covering, turf ridge. Harled gablehead chimneystacks.

Byre and Forge: whinstone rubble byre with timber lintels to openings, boarded two-leaf doors and roof with purple slates. East gable wall demolished and boarded over. Single storey rubble outbuilding with corrugated-iron roof, reputed to have been forge.