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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Braemar
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
Yes
DisabledAccess
No
OpeningTime1
11.00am - 4.00pm
OpeningDate1
15/9/2019
IsNewThisYear
Yes
ID
Google Panorama ID
18599
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
Downie's Cottage
AddressLine2
Tomintoul
Postcode
AB35 5XX
Parking
No
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Downie's Cottage, Tomintoul, Braemar
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
aberdeenshire
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
400
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.86362,-4.261207;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>Downie's Cottage was built in the middle of the 19th century by John Downie who tenanted the small croft and supplemented his income as a mountain guide to Victorian gentry. The tiny cottage continued to be occupied by some of his children until the 1930's when t was abandoned. the property lay largely undisturbed apart from inquisitive visitors until it was acquired in 2006 with the benefit of planning permission for it's demolition.</p><p>The new owners were concerned that the property was too 'special' to demolish in that the original heather thatch roof (under corrugated iron that had saved the building from deterioration; box beds; timber hingin lum and other features remained. Advice was taken from Historic Scotland and the result was the property being awarded Category A status (building of national importance) and the owners undertook it's restoration with the work being completed in 2017.</p><p>The building now benefits from the comforts of modern living; however, all historic features have been restored and modern elements are very discreetly hidden away.</p><p>The key features such as the timber hingin lum and box beds remain and the attic retains it's lining of colour prints and newspapers dating from the late 1800's and the start of the 20th century.</p><p>the property has been featured in various magazine articles and was a finalist in both the green Energy Awards and the RCIS awards.</p><p>www.downiescottage.co.uk</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/Downies-Cottage-634647963272866/</p><p>https//www.instagram.com/downiescottage/?hl=en</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
c.1850