Barra, Suidheachan Shell Grit Factory
Factory (20th Century), House (20th Century)
Site Name Barra, Suidheachan Shell Grit Factory
Classification Factory (20th Century), House (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Barra Cockle Factory
Canmore ID 170780
Site Number NF60NE 27
NGR NF 69374 05615
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/170780
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Barra
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Suidheachan (sitting down place), 1935 House built for Compton Mackenzie, later used as a cockle shell crushing factory; restored as a private residence by Stewart Tod, 1999. Lying long and low on Vaslain Machair, the H-plan composition of harled brick ranges is orientated so that the main rooms face west, unconventionally turning their back on the magnificent views out over the cockle strand to Gighay and Hellisay, and to distant Rum and Canna across the Minch.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
