Wynd Cottage

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Building summary
Wynd Cottage.JPG
Name Wynd Cottage
Address 1 Parliament Square, Cross Wynd
Postcode KY15 7BE
Other names 1 Parliament Square
Date 18th century
OS grid ref NO 25271 07322
Latitude & longitude 56°15′09″N 3°12′28″W

Wynd Cottage, also known as 1 Parliament Square, is a house in Parliament Square with its side elevation onto Cross Wynd, now a private home.

HES listing details[1]
Reference: LB31312 Date: 12/01/1971 Category: B
Address/Site Name

House (David Bett) Parliament Square, Cross Wynd, including buildings of courtyard at rear

Description

18 century, altered 2-storey 2-window stuccoed with painted margins modern Roman tiled roof. Rear wing 2-storey rubble and pantile, 2 small single storey outbuildings forming cobbled court with rear wing of The Shien; lintels RT EM1672 and MB IW 1730, the former said to have come from Scone Palace

Previous uses

An adjunct to smithy with access to farm?[2]

Special features

A simple vernacular cottage. Door with previous entry[2]

Extensions

Attic benefitted from Velux windows aiding circulation of air.[2]

Former residents

Derek & Vanda - 1995.[2]

Notes

  1. HES record for LB31312
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Information from occupier