- Conservation Area
- Skirling
- Conservation Area Statement
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The village of Skirling is linear in shape and originally comprised five small farms on the valley floor next to Skirling Burn.
Other buildings include farm workers cottages, two churches, a village hall and a school as well as a few other small activities such as a blacksmith and a small general store.
Skirling Conservation Area has a distinct identity. The importance of the water source to the development of the village can be seen in the pattern of building back from the road and above the level of the burn.
This is reflected in both the northern and southern parts of the village.
One of the most important properties of the Conservation Area is Skirling House, built by Lord Carmichael and designed in 1905 by Ramsay Traquair.
Constructed around an existing farmhouse this property has a pleasant appearance, with weather-boarded upper floor along with some attractive wrought iron work by Thomas Hadden of Edinburgh.
The Arts and Crafts movement is evident throughout Skirling House – beautiful ornate wrought ironwork and decorative carvings.
Properties tend to range from single to two storeys in height.
Traditional building materials prevail with ochre and red coloured sandstone, harl and slate.
The houses also have a number of architectural details - sash and case windows, skews, rybats, margins and quoins. These details collectively form the character of the Skirling Conservation Area.
They should all be protected and any alterations or new build should seek to respect the individual buildings and the wider Conservation Area.
There are 17 listed properties with the amended Skirling Conservation Area. - Designation, adoption and boundary information
- Alterations to the Skirling Conservation Area boundary from that shown in the Tweeddale Village Plans (1997) consist of the exclusion of Skirling Mill Farm, Skirling Mill Cottage, 1 – 4 Skirling Mill Cottages, Largiemeanoch as well as an area of land surrounding the settlement. General tidying of the boundary is also proposed so that it follows elements on the ground.
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