Iain Bruce at The Corr, near Latheron

Iain Bruce at The Corr, near Latheron

ID: PC_BRUCE_COLIN_07 DESCRIPTION: Iain is the Great Nephew of Minnie & Georgie Keith who had a croft, The Corr, near Latheron. The Corr is a traditional Caithness croft with a single storey house and byre with a barn, stable and other outbuildings. The Keith family took over the croft around the 1899. They extended the dwelling in the early 1900s and again in the 1930s. The Corr is the only surviving example of an original extended longhouse in the area and became a Category A Listed Building in 1984. It has been on the Buildings at Risk register since 2008. PLACENAME: The Corr DISTRICT: Caithness - Southern OLD COUNTY/PARISH: CAITHNESS: Latheron SOURCE: Colin Bruce COLLECTION: The Corr, Latheron Asset ID: 51074 KEYWORDS: