A plain three-bay manse records the Royal Bounty missionary presence beside Loch Tarbert before the neighbouring church took its later form.
Quick facts
- Date
- Built by 1839; later porch
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Two-storey harled missionary manse with shore-side outbuildings
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB12865)
- OS grid reference
- NG 15859 99834
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The south-facing two-storey house has three bays, a probably later gabled porch, harled walls, sash windows and end chimneys. A rear stair window retains lying panes, while low gabled outbuildings complete the domestic group.
Its story
The New Statistical Account described the manse in 1839 as land granted by proprietor A N MacLeod for a Royal Bounty missionary. Later alterations changed the entrance and most glazing but retained the shore-side ecclesiastical residence.
Why it is included
Category C listing protects a modest manse whose documented missionary role links domestic architecture to the provision of worship across a dispersed island parish.
What to notice
- The central gabled porch against the plain front.
- Lying-pane glazing retained at the rear stair.
- Low service buildings grouped behind the house.
Reading the surroundings
Assume residential privacy. View from public routes only, keep entrances clear and do not approach occupants or outbuildings.
Timeline
- Before 1839 A proprietor granted a house for the Royal Bounty mission.
- Later 19th century Entrance and window changes adapted the residence.
- 1980 The manse joined the national list.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The exact construction date, designer and current residential arrangement were not established.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Tarbert Church of Scotland Manse, LB12865 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove: Harris, Tarbert township — National-record setting connecting the manse, church and neighbouring Tarbert buildings.
Location
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