68-68A South Beach, Troon

Mid 19th century. Single storey, 4-bay cottage with single storey, 2 bay addition advanced to outer right; single storey, 2-bay addition recessed to outer left. Squared and snecked tooled rubble sandstone; lightly droved polished dressings. Raised base course; overhanging timber bracketed eaves. Tooled quoins; tooled long and short surrounds to chamfered openings; chamfered cills.

NE (SOUTH BEACH) ELEVATION: original block with steps to recessed timber panelled door off-set to left of centre; bipartite fanlight; architraved hoodmould to painted, basket-arched surround; king-post truss to bracketed gable breaking eaves above. Narrow window in bay to left; single windows in bays to outer left and right. Regularly fenestrated addition to outer right; part-glazed timber garage doors with square lights to right in addition to outer left.

SW (ESPLANADE) ELEVATION: original block comprising single window centred at ground; bipartite window in bay to outer right; box-dormer above; 3-light canted window in gabled bay to outer left; attic window centred in apex above. Addition to outer left comprising gabled porch to right; single window to left. Addition to outer right comprising patio windows to right; small bipartite window to left.

12-pane lying-pane timber sash and case glazing to front original block; 2- and 4-pane timber sash and case glazing to remaining openings; some uPVC at rear. Graded grey slate roof with fishscale easing-course; replacement rainwater goods. Stop-chamfered apex stacks to central block; wallhead stack to NW; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped rubble wall to South Beach; taller, rubble wall enclosing site to sides and rear.