Ross House

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Building summary
Ross House High Street.JPG
Name Ross House
Address High Street, Falkland
Postcode KY15 7BU
Date 18th century
OS grid ref NO 25227 7358
Latitude & longitude 56°15′10″N 3°12′30″W

Ross House is a house in Falkland High Street, adjoining Cameron House on the left and Thistle House on the right. It is the more easterly of the two houses grouped in the listing as "Houses (Ross and Drysdale)", the other being Thistle House.

Part of the house was previously a paint shop; what is now the left-hand ground floor window was the shop door, with separate steps up from the street.

HES listing details[1]
Reference: LB31282 Date: 01/12/1971 Category: B
Address/Site Name

Houses (Ross and Drysdale), High Street (including garden walls)

Description

18th century. 2-storey 4-window rubble and modern Roman tile, ground floor alteration (formerly shop) on east; small lean-to shed at NW angle, 2-storey rear extension at eastern house, drydashed gable to Parliament Square.

1963 listing details[2]
Number: 16
Address/Site Name

Houses, High Street, adjoining 15 westwards

Description

18th Century: 2-storey: rubble and pantile: small lean-to shed at angle

Previous uses

Shop.

Notes

  1. HES record for LB31282. Parts of the description seem wrong – in particular the houses are nowhere near Paliament Square.
  2. List of buildings, 1963. Covers what are now Ross House and Thistle House. "15" refers to Cameron House.