View of arched entrance at North end of East range from South East. Digital image of D 23962 CN

Description View of arched entrance at North end of East range from South East. Digital image of D 23962 CN

Date 16/3/1998

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

Catalogue Number SC 742330

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 23962 CN

Scope and Content Arched entrance at north end of east range of steading, Sibster Mains Farm, Highland, from south-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 arched entrance at the north end of the east range from the south-east with roughly hewn keystones and a door above giving access to what was probably a hay barn or granary. The arch is a low pend leading into the courtyard. By the late 18th century Scotland led the world in the movement of 'improvement' - a vast and multi-faceted campaign aimed largely at agricultural improvement, but bound up with Enlightenment intellectualism as well as the development of capitalist and colonial wealth. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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