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24,, Claddach Baleshare
Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved. © Copyright and database right 2025. Public Sector Viewing Terms
Useful Links
- Canmore:
- NORTH UIST, 24 CLADDACH BALESHARE, THATCHED COTTAGE
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 17563
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Other Name(s)
Address
24,, Claddach Baleshare
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
1449
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NF 80563 62984
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
17563
Description
Hebridean-type thatched cottage. Single storey; centre doored east front, 2 deeply-set windows, door lintel raised; single window to west and to south; modern glazing; reveals partly repaired in concrete. End stacks; muran thatch roof, secured above inner wallhead with steel tubes, stones and bricks. Shown on 1st ed O.S. (surveyed 1878) (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
Pre 1878
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
High
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
August 1998, 30/07/2008, 18/03/2010, 6/6/2012, 9/6/2015
Development History
August 1998: External inspection reveals the cottage to be empty and deteriorating. January 2001: Local planners are unaware of any change.
January 2009: External inspection finds the roof to have collapsed, along with some of the chimney structure.
March 2010: External inspection finds the building remains a ruinous shell.
6 June 2012: RCAHMS record the site during fieldwork undertaken as part of the Uists Landscapes Project. Photographs show the building remains in much the same condition as when last visited by BAR.
9 June 2015: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously - the roof continues to collapse into the cottage.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01870 602425
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Building Uses Information:
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Residential
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Residential
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Cottages and Lodges
Original Entry Date
16-AUG-96
Date of Last Edit
08/10/2015
