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Publication drawing; St Kilda, Blackhouse E. Photographic copy.
SC 416639
Description Publication drawing; St Kilda, Blackhouse E. Photographic copy.
Date 9/1/1987
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 416639
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 80024 P
Scope and Content Plan and elevation of Black House E, Village, St Kilda Black House E, was built in the 1860s and is a typical black house, that is a traditional Hebridian house with thick un-mortared walls and a thatched roof. Probably the last of its type, it was constructed for the newly-married Donald Ferguson. This is the view from uphill of the building which consists of two rooms built on a steep slope. A tether ring and a connection to the drainage system (shown with dotted lines) show that the lower, south, room (right) was used as a cattle byre. In late 1860, a hurricane devastated St Kilda and in the next year the landlord sent craftsmen from the mainland to build new houses. Many of the older black houses remained in service, but no more were built. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Scale 1:100
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