Basic Site Details
| Name: | Latheron Poorhouse |
| Town, district or village: | Latheron |
| City or county: | Caithness |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Closed down. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Forse House | This name is from Harriet Richardson. Forse House still exists and appears to have nothing to do with the poorhouse/hospital. | |
| Town and County Home | ||
| Wick and Latheron Combination Poorhouse | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Poor house | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1854 | |||
| 1924 | 1949 | Alterations and additions | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| William Lambie Moffatt (originally William Lambie Moffat) | 1854 | ||||
| Barbaretus Sinclair Macdonald (or Sinclair Macdonald) | A | 1924 | c. 1928 | Alterations and additions | |
| Barbaretus Sinclair Macdonald (or Sinclair Macdonald) | B | c. 1928 | 1949 | Alterations and additions | |
| Hugh Sinclair Macdonald | B | c. 1928 | 1949 | Alterations and additions | |
| Sinclair Macdonald & Son | B | 1931(?) | c. 1949 | Alterations and additions | |
| Archibald James Baxter | B | 1935 | c. 1949 | Alterations and additions | |
| James Constable Leed | B | 1935 | c. 1949 | Alterations and additions | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | London, Wyman | ||
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | RHP 30853/1-15 | |
| North Highland Archives | Sinclair MacDonald Collection | SM 1920/107/1 | |