Obelisk Cottage West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Probably 18th century. Single storey, two bay cottage with lean-to addition at east end. Rubble walls and reed-thatched roof with decorative ridge (piended at west end). Round-arched windows.
Listed Building Description
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Probably 18th century. Single storey, two bay cottage with lean-to addition at east end. Rubble walls and reed-thatched roof with decorative ridge (piended at west end). Round-arched windows.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
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It is among a relatively small number of traditional buildings with a surviving thatched roof found across Scotland. A Survey of Thatched Buildings in Scotland, published in 2016 by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), found there were only around 200 buildings of this type remaining, most of which are found in small rural communities. Thatched buildings are often traditionally built, showing distinctive local and regional building methods and materials. Those that survive are important in helping us understand these traditional skills and an earlier way of life. Listed building record revised in 2021 as part of the Thatched Buildings Listing Review.
Listed Building References
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Printed Sources The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Scotland (2016) A Survey of Thatched Buildings in Scotland. London: SPAB. pp.461-462. Online Sources Historic Environment Scotland (2018) Scotland's Thatched Buildings: Introductory Designations Report at https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=8b3d1317-5a56-4416-905b-a8e800bf4c3c