Tanera Mor

Our client is carrying out a series of works to the structures on the island of Tanera Mor in the Summer Isles group. We were engaged to bring our conservation experience to the restoration and refurbishment of the Herring Station, a B listed structure built around 1785 – 1791.

The Herring industry in Scotland had ended by 1824 and the building has been relatively unoccupied since then which has over time led to loss of the roof structures and a significant portion of the high level wall structure. A majority of the material ended up in and around the base of the structure concealing the original floor.

During a period between 1938-45 the site was in the ownership of Frank Fraser Darling, the English conservationist and ecologist who managed the building and removed a significant proportion of the high level of the building to stabilise the structure.

Our involvement on the project included carrying out a fabric condition survey, providing a specification for the consolidation of the structure and concept proposals for the development of the site. The works included consolidating the head of the walls, repairs to opening lintels and excavation of the ground down to the original brick floor.