Inverness, Caledonian Canal, Clachnaharry Sea Lock, Lock Keeper's House

House (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Inverness, Caledonian Canal, Clachnaharry Sea Lock, Lock Keeper's House

Classification House (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Bressay House And Taransay House

Canmore ID 179454

Site Number NH64NW 28.01

NGR NH 64463 46718

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/179454

Digital Images

SC 799636

Inverness, Clachnaharry, Caledonian Canal, Clachnaharry Sea Lock View of the Sea Lock taken from the top lock gates, showing a yacht moored to one of the bollards. The bottom lock gates are clearly visible, as is the Beauly Firth beyond. The lock keepers' house is visible to the left Digital image of D 64146 CN

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RCAHMS

30/3/1999

DP 024659

Oblique aerial view centred on the lock, house, piers and beacons at Clachnaharry, Caledonian Canal, Inverness, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/4/2007

DP 092061

Oblique aerial view of the Caledonian Canal at Clachnaharry with the Kessock Bridge beyond, looking to the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

22/7/2010

SC 799638

Inverness, Clachnaharry, Caledonian Canal, Clachnaharry Sea Lock View from the east showing the top lock gates of the Sea Lock. The lock keepers' houses are visible beyond Digital image of D 64144 CN

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RCAHMS

30/3/1999

SC 799632

Inverness, Clachnaharry, Caledonian Canal, Clachnaharry Sea Lock View from the west-north-west looking away from the Beauly Firth and up to the bottom lock gates of the Sea Lock. The Kessock suspension bridge is visible in the distance in the top left corner Digital image of D 64151.

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RCAHMS

30/3/1999

SC 799633

Inverness, Clachnaharry, Caledonian Canal, Clachnaharry Sea Lock View from the west-north-west taken from the end of the protective breakwater looking up towards the bottom lock gates of the sea lock, with the lock keepers' houses on the right Digital image of D 64152.

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RCAHMS

30/3/1999

DP 024661

Oblique aerial view centred on the lock, house, piers and beacons, taken from the ENE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/4/2007

SC 799577

Inverness, Clachnaharry, Caledonian Canal, Sea Loch Basin View from the ESE looking out across the sea lock basin, with the Sea Lock in the distance. In the immediate foreground is part of the rivetted iron work of the swing railway bridge DIgital image of D 64139 CN

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RCAHMS

30/3/1999

DP 024660

Oblique aerial view centred on the lock, house, piers and beacons, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/4/2007

SC 662346

View looking WNW showing part of sea lock with Clachnaharry Sea Lock and Lock Keepers' Cottage in background

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John R Hume

25/8/1965

DP 024663

Oblique aerial view centred on the lock, house, piers and beacons, taken from the NNE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/4/2007

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Administrative Areas

Council Highland
Parish Inverness And Bona
Former Region Highland
Former District Inverness
Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NH64NW 28.01 64463 46718

This house is an an exposed position, similar to that of a lighthouse-keeper, close to the end of the S embankment on which the sea-lock (NH64NW 28.00) stands.

G Hutton 1992.

Caledonian Canal; sea lock and lock keeper's cottage.

CFA/MORA Coastal Assessment Survey 1998.

The location of this house is visible on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1874, sheet iv), on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1907, sheet iv), on the current edition of the 1:10000 map (1985) and on the OS Basic Scale raster map (ND).

Information from RCAHMS (MD) 4 October 2001.

Activities

Field Visit (21 November 2012 - 21 November 2012)

This lock keepers house is a two storey, white painted, stone built house with a slate roof. It comprises two residences; currently one is in use as an office and the other is in domestic use. There are outshots at both ends of the building and two outshots to the rear. A small wooden porch at the front has a double entry and a slate roof. A small garden enclosed by a fence surrounds the building.

A separate small detached stone building to the north has a brick chimney and is currently used as a store.

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