Clark Cottage is a residential building in the

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

village of Port Charlotte on the island of

Islay Islay ( ; gd, Ìle, sco, Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The isl ...

. The building is on the eastern side of ''Main Street'' in the south-eastern part of the town. On 28 August 1980, Clark Cottage was listed as a Category C.

Listed Building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

Description

The exact record of when it was built is not clear, but it is believed that it could not have been before the earlier part of the 19th century. Clark Cottage is located directly at the top of the rectangular estate, which is almost 60m from the rocky coast of

Loch Indaal Loch Indaal (or Lochindaal) is a sea loch on Islay, the southernmost island of the Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Together with Loch Gruinart to the north, it was formed by the Loch Gruinart Fault, which branches off the Great Glen F ...

. Clark Cottage is built in a traditional manner with a surface area of 9x10m². On the ground floor, a gabled roof was placed with a top and bottom. The roof is aligned with slate. The facades to the north and east were plastered with the traditional

harl Harling is a rough-cast wall finish consisting of lime and aggregate, known for its rough texture. Many castles and other buildings in Scotland and Ulster have walls finished with harling. It is also used on contemporary buildings, where it pr ...

ing technique. To the south, Clark Cottage is joined with another building, which is two stories high and towers above it. This building called Achnamara is also listed.

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External links

Information from the ''Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland''
Category C listed buildings in Argyll and Bute Listed houses in Scotland Islay {{Scotland-struct-stub