Basic Site Details
| Name: | Barrock House and Barrock Mains Home Farm |
| City or county: | Caithness |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Bower |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Ha' of Barrock | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| House | ||
| Farm | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1835 | c. 1840 | ||
| September 1928 | Reconstruction | ||
| 1931 | 1951 | Reconstruction of workers' house and alterations to farmhouse | |
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 Davidson | c. 1835 | c. 1840 | House and farmhouse - attribution by Elizabeth Beaton on stylistic grounds | ||
| Barbaretus Sinclair Macdonald (or Sinclair Macdonald) | A | 1928 | Reconstruction | ||
| Hugh Sinclair Macdonald | B | 1931 | 1951 | Reconstruction of house and alterations to farmhouse | |
| Sinclair Macdonald & Son | B | 1931 | 1951 | Reconstruction of house and alterations to farmhouse | |
| Barbaretus Sinclair Macdonald (or Sinclair Macdonald) | B | c. 1931 | Reconstruction of house and alterations to farmhouse | ||
| Archibald James Baxter | B | c. 1935 | 1951 | Reconstruction of house and alterations to farmhouse | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Baikie, Mr | Client for workers' house |
| Mckay, Mr D | Client for farmhouse |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| New Statistical Account of Scotland | New Statistical Account of Scotland | volume XV, p116 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| North Highland Archives | Davidson Collection | ||
| North Highland Archives | Sinclair MacDonald Collection | SM 1920/192/1; SM 1930/245/1 | |