7, West Gerinish

Skye-type 3-roomed thatched cottage on a single storey with thick, slightly battered rubble walls and curved angles. The 3 bay east elevation feature a central doorway flanked by windows and is rendered, whilst the west elevation features a single window. A stack survives to one end. A muran thatched roof is secured with netting, ropes and stone weights. A disused outbuilding sits to the south. (Historic Scotland)

August 1998: External inspection reveals the cottage to be abandoned, open to the elements with its roof in decay. SCT understands that the current owner is interested in renovating the cottage for use as a dwelling. Summer 1998: A Planning Permission application is submitted. November 1998: Planning consent is granted. January 2001: Local planners are unaware of any change.

March 2010: External inspection finds the building a roofless ruin.

June 2010: A member of the public contacts SCT to advise that the owner listed on the record passed away approximately five years ago. Ownership details removed accordingly.

9 June 2015: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously.