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MHG47437 - Farmstead - Dalmigavie

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The farmstead is shown on the OS 1st Edition 6 inch map. Two rectangular buildings, at least one presumably the farmhouse, lie to the south of the grouping, with a small square building to the immediate west of the northernmost of the two. A further square-rectangular building lies c.35m to the north with a large elongated 'C'-shaped steading with an additional building partly closing off the yard lying c.22m to the northwest. A circular horse engine earthwork is shown abutting the southwest corner of the steading. <1>

ARCHITECT: Alexander Ross (I.C. Aug. 12, 1884), restoration <2>

It is unclear what the 'restoration' by Alexander Ross actually entailed. The OS 2nd edition 6 inch map of 1903 shows the same configuration of buildings although the building closing the 'C' of the steading appeared to have been lengthened. The next OS mapping for this area dates to 1974 and most of the original buildings had gone by this time. The steading remained, albeit with a slightly modified appearance in that the elongated 'C' shape had been shortened at the north end and the 'yard-closing' building had been moved to fit with the new configuration. The farmhouse appeared to have been rebuilit in a slightly different orientation though on the same site as the northernmost of the two buildings shown on the OS 1st Edition. The earthwork of the site of the horse engine is clearly visible on vertical aerial photographs, as is a rectangular earthwork, not shown on any OS mapping, within which in its southeast corner the southernmost of the two original rectangular buildings would have been located. <3> <4> <5>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 74074 19150 (99m by 160m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH71NW
Civil Parish	MOY AND DALAROSSIE
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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