Torthorwald Cruck Cottage

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Torthorwald Cruck Cottage

The Torthorwald Cruck Cottage is a residential building in the Scottish village of Torthorwald in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

description

The building has a floor area of ​​10.54 m × 5.41 m. It was probably largely rebuilt in the first half of the 19th century. After a fire in 1956, it was restored four years later. Torthorwald Cruck Cottage is located on a side road near the center of the small village of Torthorwald. The approximately 66 cm thick masonry of the cottage consists of quarry stone and is limed. Two deep, four-part lattice windows flank the entrance door on the south-western front. Another door is on the back of the building. Both front sides are equipped with individual windows. The cottage closes with a thatched roof .

Three curved oak struts ( crucks ) span the roof vault. The outer struts are fixed at a distance of 1.78 m from the outer walls and at a distance of 2.74 m from the central strut. The spans vary between 3.96 and 4.19 m depending on the thickness of the masonry. The construction is exposed. Former subdivisions have been removed from the interior.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Torthorwald Cruck Cottage  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 55 ° 5 '28.6 "  N , 3 ° 31' 1.4"  W.