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Barra, North Bay House

House (19th Century), School (19th Century)

Site Name Barra, North Bay House

Classification House (19th Century), School (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Northbay House; Former School And House

Canmore ID 170835

Site Number NF70SW 101

NGR NF 70730 02060

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/170835

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  • Council Western Isles
  • Parish Barra
  • Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
  • Former District Western Isles
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Recording Your Heritage Online

Northbay House, Alexander Ross, 1879 Former junior secondary school and schoolhouse, nicely grouped at the head of Loch Obe. Converted to a spectacle factory in the 1970s, it was restored as a house in the 1980s.

Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

Archaeology Notes

NF70SW 101 70730 02060

Northbay House [NAT]

OS (GIS) MasterMap, May 2010.

Architecture Notes

ARCHITECT: Alexander Ross (I.C. July 24, 1879).

(Undated )information in NMRS.

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