MHG56563 - Braes Post Office - Braes, Portree
Summary
A C20 local post office near Portree, Skye.
Type and Period (1)
- POST OFFICE (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A small corrugated iron C20 post office at Braes, near Portree. It appears on the 5th Edition OS Map, and so dates at latest to 1964.
In 2011, Mike Taylor submitted a photographic record of the adjoining house (MHG56562) as part of a condition on a planning application. Alongside this were provided a correspondance on the history of the house, and postcards believed to date to the 1970s showing the post office and the post office owner, a Mr. Donald Matheson, whose father built the house sometime in the 1920s. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5277 3410 (3m by 3m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG53SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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