MHG16821 - Former fish processing station and farmstead - SE of Corry Lodge, Broadford

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Type and Period (6)

  • FARMSTEAD (19th Century to 20th Century - 1850 AD? to 1950 AD?)
  • FISH PROCESSING SITE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
  • STABLE (19th Century to 20th Century - 1850 AD? to 1950 AD?)
  • COACH HOUSE? (19th Century to 20th Century - 1850 AD? to 1950 AD?)
  • BOAT HOUSE? (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)
  • FISH CURING YARD (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1850 AD?)

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Full Description

The remains of an early C19th fishing packing/curing station, later used as farm steading, to the southeast of Corry House, Broadford.

The complex consists of a north facing rubble stable (?) block with a large courtyard to the rear with the remains of a fishing packing/curing station on the other three sides, later used as a farm steading. The stables were later converted to village hall use. It was listed at Category B with group value with the nearby Corry Lodge as 'Broadford Corry Lodge Boat House' in 1971.

"…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." <1>

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 6432 2429 (50m by 54m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG62SW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish STRATH

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