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Thatched Byre to NW of Burnside, Keils
Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved. © Copyright and database right 2025. Public Sector Viewing Terms
Useful Links
- Canmore:
- JURA, KEILS, THATCHED COTTAGE
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 13774
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Thatched Byre to NW of Burnside
Other Name(s)
Address
Keils
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
4602
Listing Category
C
OS Grid Ref
NR 52614 68293
Location Type
Rural Settlement
HS Reference No
13774
Description
Rubble-built with roughly dressed quoins and jambs. Entrance with window to west on south elevation. Surviving part thatched.
Keils represents a surprisingly complete crofter township with good example of the development of building techniques in the 19th century. (Historic Scotland)
Images taken by the West of Scotland Archaeology service show thatch was intact over the mostly westerly section upto relatively recently.
Keils represents a surprisingly complete crofter township with good example of the development of building techniques in the 19th century. (Historic Scotland)
Images taken by the West of Scotland Archaeology service show thatch was intact over the mostly westerly section upto relatively recently.
Building Dates
Earlier 19th century
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
Critical
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
08/10/2009, 5/6/2012
Development History
October 2009: External inspection finds the formerly thatched building now in an advanced state of collapse.
5 June 2012: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit.
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
West of Scotland Archaeology Service, via SCRAN
Online Resources
Classification
Farming
Original Entry Date
29-APR-10
Date of Last Edit
01/07/2013
