Building record MAB7809 - AUCHERNACH COTTAGES

Cottage, still in residential use, built in circa 1809 or earlier and set within Auchernach designed landscape (NJ31NW0006).

Cottage, still in residential use, built in circa 1809 or earlier and set within Auchernach designed landscape (NJ31NW0006). It was extended to the west in circa 1850, internal alterations in 1920, porches added in circa 1940 and extended to the east in 1980. When listed in 1971 it was divided into two properties, and has formerly also been named Firs Cottage. Now as a single cottage again, it is a single-storey and attic, seven-bay, rectangular-plan cottage of early origin incorporating elaborate logwork additions by Italian prisoners of war, and is harled with evidence of a boulder base course to the rear and deep-set openings. The grey slate roof has modern rooflights to the rear, coped ashlar and shouldered stacks with thackstanes and cans and ashlar-coped skews. The south-west entrance elevation has piend-roofed log-work porches incorporating decorative diamond-pattern detailing, one full-height and the other single storey with a dormer section behind. The rear elevation has small original openings, and the south-east gable extension has a hollowed out stone set high up in the gablehead. Prior to the extension being added, the original gable has a forestair. Inside there are low ceilings, some timber lined walls, and original openings with deep cills. The sitting room has a panelled ceiling from circa 1920. A tall, rectangular-plan, slated, timber ancillary on a stone base is to the rear of the property, with six-pane glazing pattern to the windows and a louvered air vent to the gablehead.

Period Notes
Listed 16/04/1971. Circa 1809 or earlier; extended to W circa 1850; porches added circa 1940; extended to E 1980; internal alterations circa 1920.

Record last edited

Sep 10 2026 1:15PM