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Swinton, 23 And 24 The Green, Garth Cottage
Cottage (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Swinton, 23 And 24 The Green, Garth Cottage
Classification Cottage (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 218397
Site Number NT84NW 56
NGR NT 83586 47398
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/218397
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Swinton
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
No 23 The Green is a single-storeyed cottage with an attic which dates from the late eighteenth century. It has a two-storeyed wing of later date at the rear.
The cottage is plain in appearance, with a steeply-pitched slated roof and brick chimney-stacks. The front of the house has been harled and painted.
The later wing is rather more elaborate in appearance. It features a crowstepped dormer, and has two carved sandstone finials, one of which is shaped like an urn. These decorative features may date from the time when the cottage was occupied by a stonemason, a Mr Swine.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
