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Cheese Press, D Miller's Cottage, Reay

A Category C Listed Building in Reay, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5566 / 58°33'23"N

Longitude: -3.7955 / 3°47'43"W

OS Eastings: 295623

OS Northings: 964568

OS Grid: NC956645

Mapcode National: GBR K603.L3F

Mapcode Global: WH5BL.N6T8

Plus Code: 9CCRH643+JQ

Entry Name: Cheese Press, D Miller's Cottage, Reay

Listing Name: Reay Village, Smithy Cottage and Steading Range (Former Dwellings at Right Angles)

Listing Date: 13 April 1971

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 348476

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14982

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200348476

Location: Reay

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness

Parish: Reay

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

Early-mid 19th century, single storey range of cottages, 9
irregular bays, now as one dwelling. All whitewashed rubble,
tooled rubble dressings. Near centre projecting gabled porch;
4 doorways including 1 in each end bay; cheese press built into
wall at west end; ridge and end stacks; irregular ridge line;
Caithness slate roof. Steading range; also early-mid 19th
century and also whitewashed rubble. Single storey, irregular
6 bays, including pair 2-bay former dwellings; 3 doorways, 3
small windows. Ridge and end stacks; Welsh slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Cheese press said to have been for communal village use.

Formerly D Miller's cottage.

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