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What was the wooden barrack used for?

The wooden barrack on Skerryvore Rock was a temporary structure intended to provide shelter for workmen[1]. The structure was to 'less dependent on the state of the sea' given the variable weather[1]. The 'temporary dwelling on the Rock' was meant to serve as an 'asylum from the waves'[1].

It contained a kitchen, bread store, chambers for the foreman and engineer, and a barrack room that could accommodate 30 people[1]. The barrack also had a gallery for storing materials[1].

Space: Account Of The Skerryvore Lighthouse by Allan Stevenson 1848

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