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Byre/ Barn, Gramisdale

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General Details and Location

Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Byre/ Barn
Other Name(s)
Address
Gramisdale
Locality
Benbecula
Postcode
HS7 5QP
Planning Authority
Eilean Siar
Divisional Area
Uists and Barra
Reference No
4781
Listing Category
Unlisted
OS Grid Ref
NF 82810 56210
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No

Description

A rubble-built thatched house to the E end of the stackyard,replaced by a later dwelling, which was built in 1897 and converted to a byre in 1934. The thatched byre is still in working order and contains intact stall divisions. To the W of the stackyard is a small kiln barn; the kiln was removed when the local mill closed (1998). (RCAHMS)
Building Dates
1897
Architects
Unknown

Category of Risk and Development History

Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
High
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
18/03/2010
Development History
March 2010: External inspection finds most of the building remains intact, but the building is now on the cusp of more serious declone. The thatched roof is largely intact but areas have been exposed at the hipped ridges and some of the roof structure has fallen inwards. One chimney has collapsed. The building may in use as an agricultural store.
9 June 2015: External inspection finds the roof has now collapsed.

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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
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown

Information Services

Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Buildings of the Land Scotlands Farms 1750-2000, M Glendinning & S Wade Martins, RCHAMS (2008) p 150-153
Online Resources
Classification
Farming
Original Entry Date
16-AUG-10
Date of Last Edit
07/10/2015