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Kirkoswald, The Shanter Hotel
Hotel (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kirkoswald, The Shanter Hotel
Classification Hotel (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 203577
Site Number NS20NW 60
NGR NS 23919 07475
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/203577
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Kirkoswald
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
Field Visit (16 June 2014)
NS 23922 07483 Restaurant building, apparently built on the site of the old school house where Robert Burns studied in 1775. The building was first thatched, following refurbishment, around five years ago, circa 2009, however, in early 2012 the thatched roof of the building caught fire and much of the thatch was destroyed. During the incident a section of the roof also collapsed. Following the fire, the damage to the building was repaired and the roof was re-thatched in 2013. The thatcher was based in England and the reed came from Belgium. A fireboard has been installed underneath the thatch and a magma spray has been used on top to prevent fire. The raised ridge is scalloped, and scobed using hazel spars. The ridge is netted whilst the rest of the thatch is left uncovered. On the north elevation, the roof is hooded at the eaves above two first floor window openings. There is also a thatched awning above a ground floor window on the north elevation, which is scobed and netted at the top.
Visited by Zoe Herbert (SPAB) 16 June 2014, survey no.201
Field Visit (16 June 2014)
NS 23930 07466 The building was thatched circa 2009. In April 2012 the thatched roof of the main building of Souter’s Inn caught fire (Survey Nu,mber 201). According to the owner, the larder building is located between the part of the roof that was on fire and the car park where the fire engines needed to park in order for the hoses to reach the fire. The hoses needed to be taken over the roof of the larder and subsequently the scobed ridge of the building was damaged. The ridge, and just below the ridge, has since been netted to protect the damaged thatch or any of the hazel spars from becoming dislodged and falling off. Due to the high cost of re-thatching Souter’s Inn after the fire, the ridge on the larder building was not deemed urgent at this time. The roof remains water tight despite the damage. The owner plans to have the ridge fixed at some point in the next year. The thatch below the ridge is in good condition and has only a very small amount of mossy vegetation growth in places.
Visited by Zoe Herbert (SPAB) 16 June 2014, survey no.202
