Building record MHG35861 - Possible Stable, Store or Quarry Workers Cottage, Ard Neackie

Summary

Ramshackle building of uncertain function. It has been variously postulated that it may have functioned as a stable, store or housed a kiln and the quarry workers.

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Grid reference Centred NC 4476 5974 (18m by 17m)
Map sheet NC45NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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Recorded in Close-Brooks as "Beside the ferry inn, the strange wood and concrete building with brick chimneys and a slate roof was used to house the kiln and quarry workers" <1>.

The building is in a very poor state of repair and currently functions as an animal shelter. The structure is timber framed with timber weatherboard gables. It has been variously patched up with brickwork and timber battening <2>.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, E. 1995. Sutherland: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Paper (Original). Pg 45-7.
  • <2> Verbal Communication: Puls, A. Comment by Andrew Puls, HC Archaeologist.

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Record last edited

Sep 11 2008 4:39PM

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