Basic Site Details
| Name: | Easter Ross Union Poorhouse |
| Town, district or village: | Tain |
| City or county: | Ross & Cromarty |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | In an area called Arthurville. Cost £2475. 'It was notable as being the first new poorhouse to be set up in the highlands and islands after the 1845 Scottish Poor Law Act. Much interest was shown in whether it would cut poor relief costs in the way that its proponents claimed. In the first two years of its operation, relief costs did fall, but no more than they were doing across the whole of Scotland over the same period.' |
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 | |
| 1848 | 1850 | Build/construction | |
| 1 October 1850 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| Donald Munro | A | 1848 | 1850 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| http://www.workhouses.org.uk | http://www.workhouses.org.uk | Entry for Easter Ross Union Poorhouse | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Inverness Courier | 12 June 1862 | Court case because Munro had failed to complete the work on time as specified in the original contract. | ||