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7 North High Street, Portsoy

A Category B Listed Building in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6837 / 57°41'1"N

Longitude: -2.6915 / 2°41'29"W

OS Eastings: 358866

OS Northings: 866190

OS Grid: NJ588661

Mapcode National: GBR M8QD.V2G

Mapcode Global: WH7KN.M4KG

Plus Code: 9C9VM8M5+FC

Entry Name: 7 North High Street, Portsoy

Listing Name: 5, 7 North High Street and Rear Garden Walls

Listing Date: 22 February 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 386166

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40261

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200386166

Location: Portsoy

County: Aberdeenshire

Town: Portsoy

Electoral Ward: Banff and District

Traditional County: Banffshire

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Description

Early-mid 18th century. Pair 2-storey cottages, each with near centre door and flanking windows. Harled rubble, contrasting painted ashlar margins. Timber sash and case windows.

No 5: double-leaf panelled door; 12-pane glazing.

No 7: panelled door; additional window slapped extreme right. 2- and 12-pane glazing. Crudely coped end stacks; tall centre front wallhead chimney stack; flat skews; slate roof.

GARDEN WALLS: high rubble walls enclose rear garden.

Statement of Interest

Nos 5 and 7 North High Street probably of different builds, with No 5 the earlier. Note change in wall thickness revealed below harling.

Front wallhead chimney stacks are also a traditional building feature in Banff.

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