Stable Cottage | 18 occupants (1981 - 2007)
JS Site Visit Notes: Cairndow, Friday September 28, 2007
Stable Cottage
This is a new building by Lorimer with a hipped prominent bell cast roof, with big projecting eaves. It seems originally to have been a motor garage with the rails for sliding door outside at the cobbles at the foot of the wall. The large garage door opening has been filled in with four windows; three panes over six with top hoppers and door in the corner. At the time of conversion one small chimney was added.
The interior consists of a kitchen at the north end, living room with new built chimney piece and fireplace, and beyond a bathroom and two bedrooms, extending to the outer corner of this L-shaped range. The bedroom windows at the south end probably date from the Lorimer period. All other interior features spear to date from the 1980�s conversion. Although the bedrooms were previously part of the laundry cottage conversion: which was done in the late 1920s. In the corner bedroom there is a corner fireplace, diagonally opposite the window. The Carran company plaque on the pigsties says: 'Carran Company, founded 1759 incorporated by royal charter 1773', and bears the motto Esto Perpetua, and has cross cannons.
Documents
Stable Cottage, Electoral Roll
Stable Cottage 1981-2009 Electoral Roll
Stable Cottage, Transcript
Transcript of Stable Cottage by John MacDonald and Nigel Callander.
Stable Cottage, J.S visit
Architectural detail by James Simpson.
Stable Cottage
Stable Cottage and the Portacabin by Carol Burnapp
