North Queensferry, The Brae

On The Brae, stand two cottages, one dated 1764, with the initials 'HM' on the door lintel. Now forming one dwelling called The Brae figure 9, both are harled, the more northerly one being pantiled and the southerly slated. Both of the cottages have forestairs, providing access to the dwelling at the upper level. The lower portions of the cottages would have served as storage space for fishing tackle or for housing animals. They may, however, have originally been single-storeyed. This seems to be confirmed by a date 1791 at first-floor level and by the interior beams.

Information from ‘Historic North Queensferry and the Peninsula: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1999).