View of Ascog Cottage, Ascog, Rothesay, Bute, from SW

Description View of Ascog Cottage, Ascog, Rothesay, Bute, from SW

Date 9/6/2011

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

Catalogue Number DP 102473

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. Ascog Cottage was built just off the main coastal road through Ascog in the early to mid-19th century. It is single-storeyed, with a slightly projecting entrance doorway and a large additional wing to the south (right) and smaller extensions on the north elevation (left). It has a very shallow-pitched roof, with deep eaves and is very plain with few decorative features. The cottage is adjacent to the single-storeyed, semi-detached pair of cottages, Tyrone Cottage and Stella Matatina which were built in the late 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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