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Standing Building Recording
Date 2002
Event ID 584308
Category Recording
Type Standing Building Recording
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/584308
NS 040 643 Upper Ardroscadale.
The survey of deserted farms on the island of Bute continues. During 2002 permission was given for a number of recently disused farms to be recorded in advance of modernisation. Many of the farms are planned courtyard complexes with additional 20th-century cow sheds and other new buildings. Documentary and family research has begun on these buildings and their historic farm's land holdings.
Each site was photographed and an annotated sketch was made, recording details such as condition, stone, other materials, blocked doors, windows, additions and alterations, both inside and outside, where possible. Close examination of farmhouses and other farm buildings often revealed a complicated sequence of structures, which indicated a longer history than generally attested. External features such as the stackyard and garden, including identifiable plantings, have been noted at some sites.
Records are held in Bute Museum.
Sponsor: Buteshire Natural History Society
E Proudfoot 2002
