Beaton's Cottage

Beaton's Cottage (also known as Beaton's Croft) is a croft dwelling in Bornesketaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland, near the island's northern tip. A Category A listed, it was built around 1880[1] and is in "quite excellent condition".[2] It is a single-storey construction, three bays with centre door, of whitewashed rubble with rounded corners. It has small four-pane windows, with one similar window in the rear, gable-end chimney stacks and a piended thatched roof. A single-storey byre of same build is lit by two skylights.[2]

Beaton's Cottage
Beaton's Croft
The cottage in 2008
Location40 Bornesketaig, Skye
Scotland
Coordinates57.649996°N 6.396351°W / 57.649996; -6.396351
Builtc. 1880 (1880)
Listed Building – Category A
Designated5 October 1971
Reference no.LB7240
Beaton's Cottage is located in Highland
Beaton's Cottage
Shown in Highlands
  • Night view
    Night view
  • Rear view
    Rear view
  • Attached byre
    Attached byre

See also

References
  1. Skye, Bornesketaig, No. 40, Beaton's Cottage – Canmore
  2. 40 Bornesketaig – Historic Environment Scotland


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