Survey Data
Reg No
40903225
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1880 - 1920
Coordinates
176988, 426260
Date Recorded
11/04/2017
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house with attic storey, built c.1900, having lean-to porch to front elevation. Pitched Blue Bangor slate roof with recent skylights, and having three rendered chimneystacks; slate roof to porch. Rendered walls. Replacement timber sliding sash windows. Retains interior features.
Appraisal
A survey of Gabhla [Gola] in 2009 regards this building as the best-preserved vernacular house on the island. It retains much of its original interior and fittings. Its form and detailing are typical of the island's architecture.