St Kilda, Blackhouse C; north annexe, east wall, facing E.

Description St Kilda, Blackhouse C; north annexe, east wall, facing E.

Date 7/1986 to 1986

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

Catalogue Number SC 416645

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 11444

Scope and Content Interior of north annexe, Black House C, Village, St Kilda Black House C, built during Mackenzie's 1830s reorganisation, was a typical black house, that is a traditional Hebridian house, with thick un-mortared walls and a thatched roof. With House 3, it was the home of the Gillies family until the 1900s. This is the inside of the east wall of the north annexe. A drain runs under the flagstones in the doorway (right). Traces of cement and glass survive in the window (left) suggesting that it was glazed. Neil Mackenzie, minister in 1830-43, brought major changes to the St Kilda. He persuaded the villagers to abandon the run-rig system of allotting land. Instead, they divided the village into plots and built new houses, all connected to a drainage system. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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