Stable (former steading), view from North East.
D 31004
Description Stable (former steading), view from North East.
Date 16/3/1998
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number D 31004
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 742359
Scope and Content Stable, Sibster Mains Farm, Highland, from north-east Sibster Mains Farm has a large steading arranged around a square courtyard, dating variously from the late 18th century to the mid- to late 19th century and into the 20th century. It is thus a fine example of agricultural development through three centuries and is particularly notable for its 18th-century kiln barn. This shows the long stable range from the north-east with its louvred windows which provided ventilation for the horses. Horses were vital on the farm in the days before the Industrial Revolution and the age of mechanisation. It is significant that energy is still usually measured in 'horse power'. In pre-enclosure days during the taking in of the harvest, horses were fed in the stable on thistles pulled from amongst the growing corn, by hand or with special wooden thistle tongs. When the crop had been gathered in horses and cows were free to roam the yard eating what they could find. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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