Steading, Manse, Canisbay

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.