South Uist, South Smercleit, Thatched Cottage
Thatched Cottage (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name South Uist, South Smercleit, Thatched Cottage
Classification Thatched Cottage (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) South Smerclate
Canmore ID 238363
Site Number NF71NW 23
NGR NF 74371 15388
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/238363
- Council Western Isles
- Parish South Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Traditional Skye-type thatched 1 storey 3 roomed cottage in rubble with slightly battered walls and rounded angles. The 3 bay east front features a central doorway, whilst the west façade features a single window. A single end stack remains to the left. A muran thatch roof is secured with ropes and stone weights. (Historic Scotland)
Field Visit (10 June 2015)
NF 74373 15389 Rebuilt/re-roofed late 19th/early 20th century cottage, listed as having a ‘muran thatch roof, secured with ropes and stone weights’. The roof of the building has collapsed, though visible evidence of thatching material can be seen still resting upon the wallheads. The building has been on the Buildings at Risk (BAR) Register since 1996 (BAR reference number 1477), at which time it was recorded that the coattge was ‘unoccupied and deteriorating rapidly’. Upon BAR inspection in 2009, it was recorded that the thatched roof had ‘collapsed over the north section’ and that the ‘rest of the roof has failed and is caving in’. At some point between 2010, when BAR last visited, and now the south section of roof has also collapsed. The listing description for the building should be updated accordingly.
Visited by Zoe Herbert (SPAB) 10 June 2015, survey no.297
