View of threshing barn from North East. Digital image of D 31012 CN

Description View of threshing barn from North East. Digital image of D 31012 CN

Date 16/3/1998

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

Catalogue Number SC 742369

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 31012 CN

Scope and Content Threshing barn, 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 threshing barn from the north-east with the square boiler house chimney poking up behind and a modern silage tower to the right. Much of the slate roof has collapsed and the brick chimney is also in need of repair. Amongst the most important members of the farm labour force before the days of mechanisation was the barnman, also known as the tasker or lotman, whose main duty was to thresh the grain with a flail (a wooden handle with a free-swinging metal or wooden bar). A good barnman could thresh about 100 sheaves daily. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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