Saughland Farm Cottages and Boundary Walls Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Listed Building Description
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Early 19th century. T-plan, single-storey row of rectangular farm cottages. Yellow sandstone projecting ashlar cills. SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 18-bay row, formerly 6 3-bay cottages and an end cottage now subdivided into 4 cottages: doors: timber 2-leaf frame and lined door; 2 stone chimneys to left, 2 harled chimneys to right. NE ELEVATION: single storey cottage: central doorway, long and short quoins; single windows flanking doorway, window to each return; plain stone skews, coursed stone stack, neck cope, replacement single can to each gable; rear adjoining main row. NW (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 2000. SW ELEVATION: gable end of building; plain stone skews; coursed stone stack, neck cope, replacement single can. 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Piended grey slate roof; metal ridging strips. Painted cast-iron rainwater goods. INTERIOR: not seen, 2000. BOUNDARY WALLS: low random rubble, rounded copes to front gardens, arch topped slatted timber gates; higher random rubble walls to sides, irregular copes.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
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Saughland Farm is now vine producing land. The farm steading itself is greatly altered with new build surrounding it. Originally a row of 6 cottages, apart from slight alteration, the row remains largely unchanged from its original design retaining its roofline and is a good example of improvement era farm worker accommodation.