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Ecclesmachan, Smiddy Cottage
Cottage (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ecclesmachan, Smiddy Cottage
Classification Cottage (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Hendersons
Canmore ID 232017
Site Number NT07SE 146
NGR NT 05828 73674
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/232017
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Ecclesmachan
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
Smiddy Cottage, opposite the kirk, a long pantiled range, large rubble stones exposed, converted by Walter Wood. Schoolhouse, 1840, hints of enlargement by Keppie & Mackintosh in the pyramid roof rising up into a lantern and a swelling dormer window jammed up against a tapered chimney.
Taken from "West Lothian: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Stuart Eydmann, Richard Jaques and Charles McKean, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Watching Brief (31 July 2013)
NT 05831 73685 A watching brief was carried out on 31 July 2013 during the excavation of test pits on a small development site. The site lies within the projected area of the medieval settlement, close to the 18th-century church, which is associated with a 6th- or 7th-century saint dedication and incorporates medieval fabric. The test pits revealed that the ground had been substantially built up from the Victorian period onwards to create a level surface associated with garden improvements.
Archive: RCAHMS and WoSAS (intended)
Funder: Private developer
Andrew Morrison, Addyman Archaeology, 2013
(Source: DES)
