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Waterfoot, Smithy House
House (19th Century)
Site Name Waterfoot, Smithy House
Classification House (19th Century)
Canmore ID 357883
Site Number NS55NE 346
NGR NS 56911 55339
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/357883
- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Mearns
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Eastwood
- Former County Renfrewshire
Field Visit (2017)
The Smithy House (NS 56911 55339) at Waterfoot lies 3.42m N of the smithy and was the residence of the smith. Although the building has been extended in the 1900s and 1998, the original building is still in situ. The building was surveyed and photographed in the summer of 2017.
Report: To HES in an ACFA Occasional Paper and to WoSAS (intended)
Susan Hunter – Association of Certificated Archaeologists
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
