Pittenweem, 18 East Shore
House (17th Century)
Site Name Pittenweem, 18 East Shore
Classification House (17th Century)
Canmore ID 34196
Site Number NO50SW 10
NGR NO 54939 02488
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/34196
- Council Fife
- Parish Pittenweem
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO50SW 10 54939 02488
18 East Shore, Pittenweem: A late 17th century house of three storeys facing the harbour. It has a central curvilinear gablet, the upper part of which contains a dovecot.
RCAHMS 1933
NO 5494 0249. This house, as described, was restored by the National Trust for Scotland in 1973.
Visited by OS (DWR) 30 May 1974
Field Visit (3 April 1928)
Houses in Pittemween.
(1) No. 18 East Shore, which stands facing the harbour near the lower end of Cove Wynd, is a late 17th century house of three main storeys. It has a central curvilinear gablet, the upper part of which contains a dovecot. Above the entrance is an empty panel-space.
(2) At No.9 West Shore is a lintel bearing the date 1624 and a monogram, seemingly W.M.G.B.: the lintel is a later insertion.
(3) THE GYLES, a large tenement at the inner end of the old pier, dates from the 17th century.
(4) No. 10 Cove Wynd is a two storeyed harled house probably of the late 16th century.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 3 April 1928.
