Skye, Broadford, Corry Lodge, Steading And Coachhouse
Church (20th Century), Coach House (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century), Fish Processing Factory (19th Century), Stable(S) (19th Century)
Site Name Skye, Broadford, Corry Lodge, Steading And Coachhouse
Classification Church (20th Century), Coach House (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century), Fish Processing Factory (19th Century), Stable(S) (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Roman Catholic Chapel Of St Maol Ruadh
Canmore ID 75422
Site Number NG62SW 97.01
NGR NG 64333 24315
NGR Description Centred NG 64333 24315
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/75422
- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Nearby, various early 19th century structures bear witness to the extensive cattle breeding and fishing interests of the tacksman/ merchant and sheriff, Lachlan Mackinnon, "in the absence of Lord Macdonald, for many years the most prominent personage in the island":
Mackinnon's Pier, "a commodious little pier at a short distance from his mansion"; fishgutting and packing station, converted to stables/ steadings and later ruinous, although formed from one byre range is the chapel of St. Maol Ruadh (RC), 2000, with stained glass window by Ian Chard. Boat/coach house, c.1800,a rustic pedimented pavilion backing onto the courtyard, with rubbly engaged columns between pretty round-arched windows to upper floor. Former Campbell's Temperance Hotel, c.1880, a tall, tenement-like pair of storm-dormered buildings, echoing the commercial premises at Broadford, and the pair that formerly stood at Eilean Iarmain.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NG62SW 97.01 6432 2428
Rubble stable block, north facing main facade; 2 storeys, 5 symmetrical bays divided by half-round rubble giant pilasters; gabled centre bay; narrow outer bays. 3 centre segmental headed carriage/boat houses single round headed doorways in outer bays. Rounded headed windows in 1st floor, longer in central gable; and flanked by small blind square windows in 3 centre bays. Similar window treatment to east gable. 6 and 9-pane sashes; piended slate roof. Some modern harled to infilled windows and to centre bay. Large courtyard to rear with remains of fishing packing/curing station, later used as farm steading.
Stables converted to village hall use; entrance by outer (loft) stair at west gable 3 later piended dormer raised through roof in south elevation. (Historic Scotland)
Part of various early 19th century structures which are testament to the extensive cattle breeding and fishing interests of the tacksman, merchant and sherriff, Lachlan Mackinnon. (M.Miers)
