The Ell House (now The Ell Shop) is an historic building in
Dunkeld
Dunkeld (, sco, Dunkell, from gd, Dùn Chailleann, "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to t ...
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Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...
, Scotland. Standing at the corner of High Street and
Cathedral Street, near
Dunkeld Market Cross
Dunkeld market cross (colloquially Dunkeld mercat cross, also known as the Atholl Memorial Fountain), in the Scottish town of Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, is in the form of a drinking fountain. A Category B listed structure in the care of the N ...
, it is a Category B
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 ...
dating to 1757. It was, along with
1 Cathedral Street at its rear, formerly St George's Hospital. The building is so named because it has a
weaver's measure (or ''ell'') attached to its exterior.
['The Ell House', The Cross, High Street (W.)]
– Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) ( gd, Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment. HES was formed in 2015 from the mer ...
Dunkeld, 9 High Street, The Ell House, Dunkeld
– Canmore
Plaque
File:About the Dunkeld ell - geograph.org.uk - 1505823.jpg, Information plaque about the Dunkeld ell from the National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland ( gd, Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba), is a Scottish conservation organisation. It is the largest membership organ ...
See also
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References
Listed buildings in Dunkeld
Category B listed buildings in Perth and Kinross
1757 establishments in Scotland
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