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South West Wing, Nunton Farmhouse, Benbecula

A Category B Listed Building in Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath, Na h-Eileanan Siar

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.4561 / 57°27'22"N

Longitude: -7.3971 / 7°23'49"W

OS Eastings: 76450

OS Northings: 853513

OS Grid: NF764535

Mapcode National: GBR 8940.LMS

Mapcode Global: WGV2R.BVTF

Plus Code: 9C9JFJ43+F5

Entry Name: South West Wing, Nunton Farmhouse, Benbecula

Listing Name: Benbecula 1, 2 & 3 Nunton House Outbuildings and Gatepiers

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 352897

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB18758

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Benbecula, Nunton Farmhouse, South West Wing

ID on this website: 200352897

Location: South Uist

County: Na h-Eileanan Siar

Electoral Ward: Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath

Parish: South Uist

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

Tagged with: Farmhouse

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Description

Late 18th/early 19th century. Former small mansion, now 3
houses.
2 rectangular-plan blocks arranged in L-plan, forming 2 sides
of a courtyard, latter closed at north by pair of
pyramidal-roofed square-plan outbuildings (entry between);
wall to east with corniced square gatepiers. Harled. West
range probably built first; 3-bay courtyard elevation,
asymmetrical west elevation has off-centre piended porch,
upper windows with piended dormer heads; taller south range
with 6-bay south front, 2 doors to courtyard, one in piended
timber porch, attic dormers above. Mainly 12-pane sash
windows. Corniced end and axial stacks; straight skews; slate
roofs.
Outbuildings each single storey with attic 2-bay north
elevation, coped apex stacks. Extensive range of walled
gardens to east and small enclosure to west; all rubble
built, with pitched coping.

Statement of Interest

The writer in the NEW STATISTICAL ACCOUNT (p.188) states that

the stones of the former nunnery were re-used in building

Clanranald's mansion and offices.

Became Clan Ranald's seat after 1715 when Ormaclett was

burned, until 1839 when the estate was sold (Thomson, THE

UISTS & BARRA, 1974. p.82).

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