29 hole port
Under the address 29 Locheport on the Scottish Hebridean island of North Uist is a cottage to find. In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A. It is not to be confused with a modern building at the same address.
history
The cottage was likely built in the 19th century. The exact construction date is not recorded. The building is already there on the earliest Ordnance Survey map from 1878. The roof was renewed around 1955. The building has been uninhabited for a long time. In 1996 it was inscribed on the Scotland List of Endangered Buildings. The cottage is classified as ruinous and the degree of danger is classified as critical. The roof has collapsed in the meantime, so that only the outer walls remain. During a site inspection in 2010, the ruin was used as a sheepfold.
description
Struan Cottage is located in the scattered settlement of Locheport on a side road of the A865 in the south of the island of North Uist. The Loch Euphort inlet runs around 100 meters to the north , while various small lakes can be found to the south. Architecturally, the one-story cottage corresponds to the traditional building type in the Hebrides . The front door is unusually on the left end of the east-facing front. There are two windows to the right of the door. Further windows are individually let into the south and west sides. The mighty masonry is not plastered, but whitewashed. It is made of quarry stone , with the building edges rounded. The building once ended with a thatched roof .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry for 29 Locheport in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 57 ° 33 ′ 3.9 ″ N , 7 ° 16 ′ 13.4 ″ W.