Description
Probably late 18th century, doocots or early hen-houses.Rubble built and harled walls with rat-courses. Conical, felt tiled roofs covering some remnants of thatch.
Statement of Interest
It is among a relatively small number of traditional buildings with remnants of a thatched roof found across Scotland. A Survey of Thatched Buildings in Scotland, published in 2016 by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), found there were only around 200 buildings with thatched roofs, most of which are found in small rural communities. Thatched buildings are often traditionally built, showing distinctive local and regional building methods and materials. Those that survive are important in helping us understand these traditional skills and an earlier way of life.
Listed building record revised in 2021 as part of the Thatched Buildings Listing Review.
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