Longhill Cottage, near Whithorn

[Erato]

It is very satisfying, somehow, to see a photo of the very house your ancestors lived in ~150-200 years ago.  I now have photos of five houses in that age range - two in Wisconsin [one long since demolished, the other in fine shape though much modernized], one in Maine [still going strong after some 250 years], one in Ireland [a derelict wreck] and this one in excellent shape.  I'm going to go back through the censuses to see if I can identify specific houses in England.

[Ruskie]

It must be a good feeling.

Generally it is the city dweller ancestors whose houses are long gone due to inner city developments, though sometimes you can be lucky. Change came more slowly to country areas so I think there is sometimes more chance of finding ancestral homes.

Let is know if you find any more. 

[Treetotal]

Shame they removed the front door.  That's presumably where the old lady was sitting to wash the tripe when she was accosted by the fairy.

Wow...what a quaint little cottage  wouldn't you just love to walk up to the door and enter the house in the footsteps of your ancestor and to be able to have a chat and a  ☕️ 🎂 with the occupants.
Carol

[Erato]

Yes, that would be fun.  I'm sorry my father didn't get to see the photos and, even more so, my grandmother who was very proud of her Scottish ancestors.  So much so, that their names have been passed down to the nth generation - my brother has Conning as a middle name, named after our gg-grandmother.