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0462

General Information

  • Registration number
    0462
  • Date constructed
    1850s?
  • Century constructed
    1801-1900
  • Evidence proof date
    bees kept here until 1920s
  • Evidence proof use
    bees kept here until 1920s
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    6

Address

  • Address
    Ivy Cottage
  • Village or town
    N/A
  • County
    Highland (Caithness)
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Caithness
  • Region
    Scotland

Premises

  • Accessible
    Private
  • Location on Premises
    Garden
  • Direction faced
    S

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    7
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Arch: Triangle
  • Back shape
    Rounded
  • Recess size
    42x26x24
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    23
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    23
  • Wall material
    Stone
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    2009
  • Pictures available
    Other (see notes)

Notes

  • Caithness flag base and slate gables project 4 in.; can be seen from road; 1994: trees causing some damage; photos held: black/white photos, transparencies, JPGs
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