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Tarbert Primary School, Harris

A Category B Listed Building in Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch, Na h-Eileanan Siar

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.9012 / 57°54'4"N

Longitude: -6.8128 / 6°48'45"W

OS Eastings: 114974

OS Northings: 900347

OS Grid: NB149003

Mapcode National: GBR 97KV.B7Q

Mapcode Global: WGX35.BN2R

Plus Code: 9C9MW52P+FV

Entry Name: Tarbert Primary School, Harris

Listing Name: Tarbert Primary School and Schoolhouse

Listing Date: 30 March 1994

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 345787

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB12867

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200345787

Location: Harris

County: Na h-Eileanan Siar

Electoral Ward: Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch

Parish: Harris

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

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Description

Probably c.1880. School and schoolhouse set side by side and in similar style to one another, with round-arched openings; school with plainer addition of early 20th century, modern wings at rear. Rubble-built, squared dressings, slate roofs.

SCHOOLHOUSE: single storey and attic, round-arched openings, 2 bays with wide gabled bay to left (ground floor bipartite), doorway to right, gabled dormer over. 2-leaf boarded door with 3-pane semi-circular fanlight; glazing throughout sashes with small, near-square panes, astragals removed from dormer. End stacks.

SCHOOL: originally, front near symmetrical, stepped 3-light window in wide centre gable projecting from body of school, gables recessed on either side (with bipartite left, single window to right); on body of building, to left, a modern slapping; to right, a link with early 20th century range, the latter having 3-bay L-plan front with flat-lintelled windows, concrete dressings, modern porch in re-entrant angle. Roof ventilators; stacks over original building. Modern glazing throughout, in traditional style.

Statement of Interest

Stylistically, dissimilar from most other islands schools within the old Inverness county which were designed by Alexander Ross of Inverness.

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