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5-6,, Hacklet
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- HS Reference No 18754
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Other Name(s)
Address
5-6,, Hacklet
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
1784
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NF 81621 48162
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
18754
Description
Skye-type thatched cottage. Single storey; 4-bay irregular east front (central door, 3 windows); 2 west-facing windows. Rubble-built, thick walls with squared angles. Off-centre axial and single end stack. Muran thatch roof secured with ropes and stone weights. Derelict outbuildings to north and to north east.
Shown on 1st ed. O.S. surveyed 1878 Possibly extended-4-bay cottages are rare in South Uist Parish. (Historic Scotland)
Shown on 1st ed. O.S. surveyed 1878 Possibly extended-4-bay cottages are rare in South Uist Parish. (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
April 1996, 17/03/2010, 9/6/2015
Development History
April 1996: External inspection reveals the cottage to be abandoned and derelict with its roof caving in. January 2001: Local planners are unaware of any change.
March 2010: External inspection finds the building a roofless shell in the slow process of collapse.
9 June 2015: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously - subject to slow collapse.
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
22-APR-96
Date of Last Edit
07/10/2015
