Mid house
Mid House is a residential building on the Scottish Orkney Island of Papa Westray . In 2001 it was included in the Scottish Monuments Lists in Category C. The Harcus family built the house around 1825. It has been inhabited since then and is inherited within the family.
description
Mid House is located near the coast in the northeast of the island. It can be reached via the road that runs along the east coast. It is a typical, traditional cottage on the Orkney Islands, which is largely in its original state with the exception of a one-story extension from 1912. The entrance area of the one-story cottage is located on the south side on a porch with a more recent flat roof . It is shifted slightly to the left from the center and is flanked by two windows. Another window is in the annex at the right end of the cottage. In the slate-roofed gable roof are skylights installed. A total of three chimneys protrude from the two gable ends of the original building and the extension. Two buildings face south, so that a roughly U-shaped floor plan is created. They house a barn and a wagon shed. At the rear there is an extension with a pent roof . There is a small, elongated shed in the northwest. The facades are plastered and the building edges are set off with corner stones . Numerous historical details have been preserved in the interior. This includes the woodwork and the box beds.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Mid House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 59 ° 21 '29.8 " N , 2 ° 53' 13.3" W.