EHG6208 - Building survey - Applecross Mains

A building survey was carried out by a group supervised by C Dagg in 2012 of Applecross Mains as part of the Applecross Archaeology Training Project, funded by ALPS. The mains was selected for the training project as it was of considerable historical interest, had undergone several phases of modification and was effectively redundant for farming purposes in its present form. It was hoped that the survey would inform any future decisions as to the future of the building. The steading is now mostly redundant for the farming that is being carried out on Applecross Mains farm, and much of the accessible space is given over to storage. While it seems to be mostly in a stable condition, a thorough survey will probably reveal incursion of rainwater, rot and many other potentially damaging conditions. The water wheel, mechanism and original fixed threshing machine have been removed, and the free standing threshing machines could be housed elsewhere, although restoration of the water wheel to working order has been discussed and would still be an option. <1>