Collessie, Parish School

NO 28514 13156 Late 18th century cottage, single storey with an attic and listed as having a ‘felt tiled roof’ and being ‘recently renovated’. The listed building description notes read ‘Former Parish School, Unsympathetic roofing material’, which could perhaps explain a later decision to thatch the roof in reed. On the south (principal) elevation, there are two attic dormer windows within the thatched roof. The netted tuf ridge is slightly overgrown with vegetation, whilst the rest of the thatched roof, which has been left uncovered, is in a good condition. On the north (back) elevation, ivy has grown up the gable, under the eaves, and onto the thatch. According to locals, the cottage was last restored circa 2011, when it is believed to have also been re-thatched.

Visited by Zoe Herbert (SPAB) 10 July 2014, survey no.078