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Latitude: 58.6349 / 58°38'5"N
Longitude: -3.1255 / 3°7'31"W
OS Eastings: 334753
OS Northings: 972436
OS Grid: ND347724
Mapcode National: GBR L5NX.6YP
Mapcode Global: WH6CN.Y7V8
Plus Code: 9CCRJVMF+XR
Entry Name: Manse, Canisbay
Listing Name: Canisbay Old Manse Steading, Garden Walls and Gate Piers
Listing Date: 28 November 1984
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 332537
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB1796
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Canisbay, Manse
ID on this website: 200332537
Location: Canisbay
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Parish: Canisbay
Traditional County: Caithness
Tagged with: Manse
Manse, mid-later 18th century with earlier 19th century
alterations and additions; 2-storey, wide 3-bay house;
harled rubble with chamfered and contrasting painted
margins. SW front with centre door with moulded doorpiece;
1st floor windows in NW and SE gables; all windows narrow
centre court; SE wing (probably earlier 19th century)
2-storey, 2-bay extension to house; NW wing with offices,
including stable. End and ridge stacks; slate roofs.
Interior; little of interest; some alterations to stair
well, with later 19th century staircase.
Steading; late 18th century L-plan single storey range
comprising bothy, hen-house and threshing/winnowing barn.
All rubble; barn set at right angles to bothy, with long
elevations and centre winnowing doors facing north and
south; bowed east gable (possibly formerly incorporating
kiln); interior paved and skirted with Caithness slabs.
Small lean-to pigsty again south gable; small triangular
hen-house links bothy and barn at angle, with 10 boxes in
thickness of bothy wall, ridge stacks; slate roofs.
Garden walls; coped rubble garden walls, south facing
length with 3 semi-circular bee boles. Pair rubble gate
piers with ball finials.
"... the Minister has been extremely well accommodated
with new office house." (1791) Manse "received extensive
repair" 1832-33.
Hen boxes set in wall heated by chimney flue.
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