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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 656067
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/656067
NF19NW 21.45 10307 99240
The Factor's House probably dates to the later half of the 19th century and was occupied by the factor when he came to Hirta to collect the rents. The building also provided accommodation for the schoolteacher and the nurse, as well as the more notable visitors to the island. The building is set into sloping ground immediately to the N of The Street and is built over two storeys with a slate roof and chimneys in both gable-ends. Each storey could have functioned independently, with access to the ground-floor provided by a projecting porch, and access to the upper floor gained at the rear by a flight of internal stairs.
Information from RCAHMS (ARG) 16 June 2008
