Sunnybrae Cottage

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Sunnybrae Cottage
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The cottage in 2015
Location Pitlochry
Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Coordinates 56°42′17″N3°44′20″W / 56.70466°N 3.7389°W / 56.70466; -3.7389 Coordinates: 56°42′17″N3°44′20″W / 56.70466°N 3.7389°W / 56.70466; -3.7389
Builtlate 18th or early 19th century
Listed Building – Category A
Designated10 July 1991
Reference no.LB39866
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Sunnybrae Cottage is a building in the Scottish town of Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross. A Category A listed cottage dating from the late 18th or early 19th century, but incorporating earlier materials, [1] it stands at the corner of Atholl Road and Larchwood Road. It was Category B listed until 1998 and was formerly a scheduled monument. Its scheduled status was removed in 2013. [1] It is a rare surviving example of a cruck-framed thatched cottage, and is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. [1]

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The corrugated iron roof was installed over its thatched roof. [1]

In 1881, Catherine McDougall, a 74-year-old retired dressmaker, lived in the cottage. [1]

Rear of property

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