Wick High School building put on the market

Highland Council's asking for ÂŁ250,000 for the 100-year-old site.

Published 15th Jan 2017

Highland Council's looking for offers for the old Wick High School building - ahead of pupils moving into the overdue Wick Campus.

Students are still waiting to move into the controversial new development, which had been due to open last October.

The local authority says it hasn't yet decided what the historic building will be turned into, with any new buyer's needing to stump up ÂŁ250,000.

But bidders are being told they would be able to demolish part of the site.

Councillor Bill Fernie told MFR News: "The 1960s buildings at the back of the site are designed to come down.

"The main building which has a fine stone frontage would need to be kept, because it would be listed if it isn't already.

"I don't think the North Highland College is interested in the building, because it'd be expensive if they were to take it on.

"We have an old hospital on the other end of town that was rennovated and turned into flats and houses.

"Whether that can happen here, I'm not sure. It would depend on developers and what they saw it was fit for."