The Ell House (now The Ell Shop) is an historic building in
Dunkeld,
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
Weaver or Weavers may refer to:
Activities
* A person who engages in weaving fabric
Animals
* Various birds of the family Ploceidae
* Crevice weaver spider family
* Orb-weaver spider family
* Weever (or weever-fish)
Arts and entertainment
...
's measure (or ''ell'') attached to its exterior.
['The Ell House', The Cross, High Street (W.)]
– Historic Environment ScotlandDunkeld, 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
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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