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Ardheisker Outbuildings, Aird Heisgeir

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General Details and Location

Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Ardheisker Outbuildings
Other Name(s)
Ceannear; Ceanniar
Address
Aird Heisgeir
Locality
Isle of North Uist
Postcode
HS6 5DT
Planning Authority
Eilean Siar
Divisional Area
Uists and Barra
Reference No
3768
Listing Category
A
OS Grid Ref
NF 76461 67299
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
17585

Description

Long rectangular outbuilding to south west, sited in parallel, with its hebridian-type thatched cottage. A smaller, square outbuilding lies to the south of it.
Building Dates
Probably 19th century
Architects
Unknown

Category of Risk and Development History

Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
Critical
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
30/07/2008, 16/03/2010, 10/6/2015
Development History
January 2009: External inspection finds the two outbuildings in a ruinous condition.
March 2010: External inspection finds the simple blackhouse outbuildings in an advanced state of decay, one a complete ruin, the other approaching that state.
10 June 2015: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously - subject to slow deterioration.

Guides to Development

Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
Hannah Morrison
PAC Telephone Number
01870 602425

Availability

Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Type of Ownership
Private

Information Services

Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Ritchie and Harman (1985), p28. The Western Isles an illustrated guide (2008) M.Miers p329
Online Resources
Scotlands Places: http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search/index.php?action=do_search&p_type=free_text_search&p_name=ardheisker
Classification
Ancillary Buildings
Original Entry Date
23-JAN-09
Date of Last Edit
07/01/2021