Horizontal timber boards, corrugated iron and a veranda give this remote sporting lodge an unusually light construction beside its modified loch.
Quick facts
- Date
- Late 19th or early 20th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Timber hunting and fishing lodge with veranda and service shed
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB12752)
- OS grid reference
- NG 14079 96340
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
A narrow two-storey gabled range stands beside a longer single-storey block whose roof sweeps over a partly enclosed veranda. Six-pane windows, rear forestair, rod hooks, social room and matching detached shed express seasonal sporting use.
Its story
The lodge was built around the turn of the twentieth century for hunting and fishing. The loch in front was dammed with concrete, joining the timber accommodation to a deliberately managed sporting landscape.
Why it is included
Category B listing protects a rare lightweight sporting complex whose materials, veranda and internal arrangements differ sharply from the stone domestic buildings more usual in Harris.
What to notice
- The long roof carried over the front veranda.
- Fishing-rod hooks surviving on an interior wall.
- The contrast between two-storey sleeping range and low social block.
Reading the surroundings
Assume the lodge and surrounding ground are private. View only from lawful routes, keep clear of the dam and do not approach the building or occupants for access.
Timeline
- Late 19th century Sporting use encouraged construction beside the loch.
- Early 20th century Timber accommodation and a matching shed formed a compact lodge group.
- 1994 The buildings entered the national list at Category B.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designation gives a broad construction range and does not name the designer, patron or confirmed present use.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Horsacleit Lodge, LB12752 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove: Harris, Scadabay — National-record landscape context linking Horsacleit and Meavaig to the Bays of Harris.
Location
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