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Cottage, still in use, probably built in the early to mid 19th century within the Tomintoul fermtoun group of buildings (NO19NW0004). Also known as Downie's Cottage. It fell out of use in the 1930s and remained unoccupied from that time until its restoration in 2014-16. It is a three-bay, single-storey and attic, rectangular-plan crofting cottage constructed from rubble with a lime render and pointing. The corrugated-iron roof covers heather thatch. There is a timber lean-to porch to the centre of the north elevation, breaking the eaves with a timber door to the left side and with windows flanking. The south and west elevation has smaller single windows. The windows have nine-pane glazing to timber sash and case windows, and there are coped and rendered ridge stacks located toward the gable ends. The interior has a traditional open hearth plan arrangement, comprising two principal rooms to the east and west with a central core of box-beds and a stair to the roofspace. The room to the east has stone flags to the floor, a raised hearth with a granite shelf to the right and a cast-iron fireback with rose motif. A timber 'hanging-lum' is above with a shelf to the base of the cowl and there is a small wall niche to the right. The cupboards and box beds have two-leaf panelled timber. The room to the west has the remnants of a fireplace and box-beds and there is a further box-bed behind the staircase. The roofspace and stair are lined with timber and 19th and 20th century newspaper and magazine print and there are two further box-beds to the west end of the roofspace.
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