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Agnes Burns Cottage — KNOCKATTIN

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Agnes Burns Cottage — KNOCKATTIN
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Detached five-bay single-storey house, built c. 1800. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, replacement red brick corbelled chimneystacks; half-round aluminium gutters on brackets, circular aluminium downpipes. Smooth rendered plinth, roughcast rendered walling. Square-headed window openings to south elevation, stone sills, replacement timber sliding sash windows, segmental-headed window openings to north elevation, stone and replacement concrete sills, replacement timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed door opening, smooth rendered surround, replacement painted timber panelled door and plain glazed fanlight. Sign on door stating "SISTER OF ROBERT BURNS (SCOTTISH POET) LIVED IN HOUSE1817-1834).", Segmental-headed door opening to north, replacement timber vertically-sheeted door. House is set in public parkland.

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