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Old Courthouse, Lochmaddy, North Uist

A Category B Listed Building in Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath, Na h-Eileanan Siar

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6041 / 57°36'14"N

Longitude: -7.1625 / 7°9'44"W

OS Eastings: 91757

OS Northings: 868861

OS Grid: NF917688

Mapcode National: GBR 88QM.D3W

Mapcode Global: WGW3D.Y4GG

Plus Code: 9C9JJR3Q+J2

Entry Name: Old Courthouse, Lochmaddy, North Uist

Listing Name: Lochmaddy Old Courthouse and Exercise Yard Walls

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 351539

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17576

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200351539

Location: North Uist

County: Na h-Eileanan Siar

Electoral Ward: Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath

Parish: North Uist

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

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Description

James Ross of Inverness, architect, 1845; extended circa

1856, William Lawrie of Inverness. Former courthouse and jail

with walled exercise yard to 3 sides. Main building now 2

storeys, T-plan, gabled low porch fills either re-entrant

angle (original block rectangular-plan; rear wing and porches additions). North east elevation: wing and low porches all

gabled; cherry-caulked coursed and squared rubble with

contrasting ashlar dressings (remainder whitewashed harl);

finialed 3-bay main gable with slits flanking ground floor

window, narrow lights above; round-headed door with fanlight

to either porch. Asymmetrical south west elevation, original

door now a window; round-headed doorway to north west gable,

lean-to adjoins at south east. Small-paned sash windows; end

and axial stacks; slate roofs.

Interior: vaulted cells at ground level; observation slits;

key safe.

Exercise yard 8-sided on plan; walls rubble-built with ashlar

coping.

Statement of Interest

Replaced by present building 1877

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