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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

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish Pittenweem
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District North East Fife
  • Former County Fife

Archaeology Notes

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

Activities

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.

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