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Banks
House (19th Century)
Site Name Banks
Classification House (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Eastbanks
Canmore ID 175156
Site Number HY50SW 42
NGR HY 51736 00110
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/175156
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Holm
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY50SW 42.00 51736 00110
HY50SW 42.01 51725 00134 Outbuilding
2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan near-symmetrical house with lean-to projection spanning bays at right to rear. Harled. 1st floor windows hugging eaves.4-pane timber sash and case windows, predominantly boarded. Graded stone tone tiled roof; stone ridge; harled, coped gablehead stacks; cast-iron rainwater goods. A raggle over the door indicates the existence of a pitched-roofed porch. At some point the door has been moved to the left of centre to accommodate the porch. (Historic Scotland)
