8 Balivanich, Isle of Benbecula

8 Balivanich is a low, single-storey cottage built in a roughly rectangular shape, constructed from rubble in the Hebridean style, likely dating from the early to mid-19th century. The cottage underwent renovation around 2006. It features a thatched roof and whitewashed rubble walls with squared corners, situated in Balivanich, the largest settlement on the Isle of Benbecula, located on its north coast.

The front elevation faces northeast and is three bays wide, with a central entrance that has a timber door, flanked by single windows. The rear (southwest) elevation also has three windows, with the far right window being slightly taller than the other two. Both end walls are windowless.

The windows are timber sash and case, fitted with later stone cills. The building has later painted chimneystacks at either end, topped with short pots on stone capping.

The piended roof is thatched with marram grass and features a continuous thatched marram grass ridge. The entire roof is netted and secured along the eaves and around the chimney stacks with stones tied to the netting with wire. The thatching is done in the Uist style, with the thatch resting on the outer wall and extending over the edge.