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Building summary

Name	Steps House
Address	West Port (formerly High Street West)
Postcode	KY15 7BW
Other names	Thatched Cottage (also Peggie's House)
Date	1751
OS Grid Reference	NO251073
Latitude & longitude	56°15'10"N 3°12'34"W
Listing	Category B
Listing reference	LB31264
Listing date	01/12/1971

Steps House is a private house in West Port, Falkland. It was restored in 1970 [check date] by the National Trust for Scotland under the Little Houses Improvement Scheme.^[1] and was described at that time as "Thatched Cottage (also Peggie's House)".

HES listing details^[2]
Address/Site Name House (National Trust, Empty in 1971), High Street West
Description Dated IEMG 1751 at lintel 2-storey rubble-built with margins, forestairs; Roman tiled in 1971. Built on natural rock foundation.
Statement of special interest Restoration work about to be put in hand.

Previous uses

Weaving ? Workshop 1970s.^[3]

Special features

Falkland stones.^[3]

Notes

↑ Diane Watters and Miles Glendenning, Little Houses; The National Trust for Scotland's Improvement Scheme for Small Historic Homes (RCAHMS and NTS, 2006, page ##),
↑ HES record for LB31264
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Information from occupier.

Gallery

[Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]

The house
The lintel
Little Houses Scheme badge

[LHIS-1] Diane Watters and Miles Glendenning, Little Houses; The National Trust for Scotland's Improvement Scheme for Small Historic Homes (RCAHMS and NTS, 2006, page ##),

[2] HES record for LB31264

[occ-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Information from occupier.

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-It was restored in 1970 [check date] by the NTS under the [[Little Houses Improvement Scheme]].<ref name=LHIS>Diane Watters and Miles Glendenning, ''Little Houses; The National Trust for Scotland's Improvement Scheme for Small Historic Homes'' (RCAHMS and NTS, 2006, page ##),</ref> and was described at that time as "Thatched Cottage (also Peggie's House)".
+It was restored in 1970 [check date] by the National Trust for Scotland under the [[Little Houses Improvement Scheme]].<ref name=LHIS>Diane Watters and Miles Glendenning, ''Little Houses; The National Trust for Scotland's Improvement Scheme for Small Historic Homes'' (RCAHMS and NTS, 2006, page ##),</ref> and was described at that time as "Thatched Cottage (also Peggie's House)".
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 !HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31264 HES record for LB31264]</ref>