18th Century inn abandoned during Clearances is unearthed – The Scotsman

I feel a time travel trip coming on.  😉

The Wilkhouse inn as depicted in John Kirk’s 1772 map of the old Kintradwell Estate, Sutherland. PIC: Map courtesy of National Library of Scotland. Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/18th-century-inn-abandoned-during-clearances-is-unearthed-1-4666340
Drone footage of the site of the old Wilkhouse inn near Brora, Sutherland. PIC: Courtesy of George Gunn. Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/18th-century-inn-abandoned-during-clearances-is-unearthed-1-4666340
The hearth which contained the ashes of the last fire lit at the old inn around 200 years ago. PIC: Contributed. Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/18th-century-inn-abandoned-during-clearances-is-unearthed-1-4666340

Source: 18th Century inn abandoned during Clearances is unearthed – The Scotsman

 

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