MHG52830 - Longhouse, Braes of Dunvournie

Summary

A longhouse depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map c.1875. This building was due to be demolished in July 2009.

Type and Period (1)

  • LONGHOUSE (Built, 19th Century - 1801 AD? to 1875 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A single storey longhouse which is depicted as a roofed building on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map c.1875. The house comprises two rooms with a central doorway and a fireplace at each gable end. The attached byre may have been added to the house at a later date. Both are currently roofed in corrugated iron. Photographs of the longhouse were submitted to the HER in July 2009 following a grant of planning permission for a new house. <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 5965 5666 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH55NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish URQUHART AND LOGIE WESTER

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