South Uist, 323 North Boisdale
Thatched Cottage (19th Century)
Site Name South Uist, 323 North Boisdale
Classification Thatched Cottage (19th Century)
Canmore ID 238154
Site Number NF71NW 21
NGR NF 74228 18102
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Western Isles
- Parish South Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Skye-type thatched cottage. Single storey; centre-doored 3-bay east front. Blocked window on short south wall. Rubble-built slightly battered walls with curved angles; concrete window cills. End stacks; muran thatch roof, secured with ropes and stone weights; "spar feannag" at south end of roof. Outbuilding to west. Shown on 1st ed. O.S. (surveyed 1878) (Historic Scotland)
Field Visit (10 June 2015)
NF 74230 18097 Probably 19th century cottage, listed as having a ‘muran thatch roof, secured with ropes and stone weights; “spar feannag” at south end of roof’. The building has been on the Buildings at Risk (BAR) Register since 2010 (BAR reference number 4785), at which time it was recorded that ‘the former thatched cottage now a ruinous shell’. The building remains in the same condition and there are no visible signs of any thatching material left. The listing description for the building should be updated accordingly.
Visited by Zoe Herbert (SPAB) 10 June 2015, survey no.295
