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Latitude: 55.5984 / 55°35'54"N
Longitude: -2.7186 / 2°43'7"W
OS Eastings: 354814
OS Northings: 634099
OS Grid: NT548340
Mapcode National: GBR 93GP.7Y
Mapcode Global: WH7WQ.6KP1
Plus Code: 9C7VH7XJ+9H
Entry Name: Priorwood Cottage, Abbey Street, Melrose
Listing Name: Abbey Street, Priorwood, Cottage and Walled Garden, Walls to Prior's Walk and Abbey Street
Listing Date: 19 February 1981
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 382886
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37735
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Priorwood Cottage
ID on this website: 200382886
Location: Melrose
County: Scottish Borders
Town: Melrose
Electoral Ward: Leaderdale and Melrose
Traditional County: Roxburghshire
Tagged with: Cottage
COTTAGE: Probably Peddie and Kinnear c. 1875. 2 storey, gable to Abbey Street: later shop front at ground: straight skews with skewputts and finial at apex. North side to Prior's Wall: 3 bay, forestair to 1st floor, later canted bay window at ground floor to left. Coursed squared rubble with stugged dressings, slated roof, rectangular corniced brick stacks at ridge and E gable.
WALLS: late 18th century. Tall rubble enclosure wall with flagged cope, stepped up hill along Abbey Street with large semi-circular scallops containing good early 20th century wrought-iron work. Breached at South end by 2 roundheaded openings to public conveniences.
Property of the National Trust for Scotland. Formerly the walled garden and gardener's Cottage belonging to Priorswood, item. C Group with items.
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