General view of Ascog Cottage, Tyrone Cottage and Stella Matatina, Ascog, Rothesay, Bute, from NW

Description General view of Ascog Cottage, Tyrone Cottage and Stella Matatina, Ascog, Rothesay, Bute, from NW

Date 9/6/2011

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 102471

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Ascog was a fairly dispersed, largely linear settlement until the mid- to late 19th century boom in building to meet the needs of the tourist trade saw Rothesay expanding to the extremities of Port Bannatyne in the north and Ascog in the south. This area became popular with wealthy Glasgow industrialists and merchants looking to set up a home from home on the island. As a result many of the dwellings here are large detached villas set in extensive grounds. The single-storeyed semi-detached Tyrone Cottage and Stella Matatina were built in the late 19th century just off the main coastal road through Ascog. Tyrone Cottage (left) originally housed the post office (as shown on Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition map dating from 1896). Both cottages have a slightly projecting gabled central entrance, with the gable supported on consoled brackets. Tyrone Cottage has brown-painted external shutters which appear to be a later addition. These cottages are adjacent to the United Free Church, and a further single-storeyed cottage, Ascog Cottage (right), both of which date from the mid-19th century. This is the most densely developed part of Ascog, but there is still a feeling of openness around the buildings.

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