2019

NM4439 : Inside Sheila's Cottage on Ulva

taken 5 years ago, near to Oskamull, Isle of Mull, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

Inside Sheila's Cottage on Ulva
Inside Sheila's Cottage on Ulva
Named after Sheila MacFadyen, who lived here from about 1900; she worked as a dairy maid at Ulva House, and supplemented her income by collecting winkles. The cottage had two main rooms, with the family living in one, while the livestock would be kept in the other. When Sheila became too frail to manage in the cottage she moved to Mull in the 1950s and her cottage became a ruin.
In the 1990s, the Howard family, who owned Ulva, undertook the restoration of Sheila's Cottage to house a heritage centre for the island. The south end of the cottage is home to a recreation of Sheila's living accommodation, including a box bed and a dresser. The byre area of the cottage is now a nice little museum of life on Ulva. The work was undertaken by skilled craftspeople from Mull, Skye and even Ireland, and completed in 1998. The byre part now has a modern roof, and Sheila's part is being rethatched.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Islands People, Events Person: Sheila MacFadyen Primary Subject: Museum other tags: Ulva Thatched Cottage Restoration Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Islandhop Automatic Clusters: · Ulva House [11] · Heritage Centre [8] · Sheila's Cottage [6] · Box [3] Other Photos: · Sheila's Cottage, Ulva ·
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M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 23 May, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 27 May, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NM 4434 3986 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NM 4433 3987
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