Standing Building Recording

Date 21 June 2011 - 22 June 2011

Event ID 963752

Category Recording

Type Standing Building Recording

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/963752

ND 37928 73394 A Level 3 standing building survey was undertaken 21–22 June 2011 of the derelict hotel prior to redevelopment of the harbour. The hotel, built in 1875, was one of the first tourist buildings constructed in John o’ Groats, which as the most northerly settlement in Scotland, was becoming popular as a tourist destination. Today, the harbour is used mainly as a ferry port for tourist trips to Orkney, and a new development commencing in autumn 2011, aims to sustainably regenerate the area.

The hotel is a relatively large building standing prominently to the NE edge of the harbour. At the time of survey, the hotel had not had any paying guests for over 10 years and the bar in the hotel closed down several years ago. The building is no longer watertight and has suffered from a large amount of neglect. The building has serious damp problems, which have destroyed many of the ceiling and floor timbers throughout, as well as the hotel’s furnishings. A photographic, written and drawn record was produced of the building.

Archive: RCAHMS

Funder: K2 Equity Partners LLP

AOC Archaeology Group, 2011