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MHG61048 - Thatched Cottage - Tigh Nighean Bhan

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Single storey thatched cottage, currently in use as a holiday let. It was surveyed as part of the Scottish Thatched Building Survey by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) in 2014. The website advertising the property states that the building was restored by architects Rural design, who are based on the Isle of Skye. The website also states that the building is a ‘restored blackhouse’ that was originally built by the church as a reading room. The reed thatched roof, with continuous thatched ridge, is entirely netted and is weighted by stones along the eaves and around the chimney stacks. The stones are secured to the wire netting using metal wire. <1> <2>

GIS spatial data created 2019 based on OS Master Map. <3>

NOTE: Based on the evidence of historic OS mapping and vertical aerial photographs taken in 1999-2001, it is unclear whether the 'restored' building uses any of the foundations of the building that originally stood on the site. Both sources show a building on a different orientation and in a different position [IS-L 17/06/2024].

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Grid reference	Centred NG 3855 7025 (16m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG37SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	KILMUIR

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