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Berneray, Laimrig Ruadh, Thatched Cottage
Thatched Cottage (19th Century)
Site Name Berneray, Laimrig Ruadh, Thatched Cottage
Classification Thatched Cottage (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 3 Laimrig Ruadh
Canmore ID 238372
Site Number NF98SW 48
NGR NF 92957 81548
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/238372
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Note (20 May 2014)
A building, part of a group of four recorded as a farmstead, see NF98SW 32.03.
Information from RCHAMS (PMcK) 20 May 2014.
Field Visit (22 September 2014)
NF 92958 81542 Probably 19th century cottage, listed as having a ‘muran thatch roof, secured with netting and ropes, stone weights over inner wall head’. The cottage is still thatched in marram and has a continuous marram ridge. The entire roof has been netted, weighted along the eaves and around the chimney stacks at either end by stones secured to the netting by a continuous string.
Visited by Zoe Herbert (SPAB) 22 September 2014, survey no.251
