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MHG8355 - Moine Thorranach farmstead - Loch Droma

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Ruined farmstead at Moine Thorranach

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NH27NE 4 2597 7573.
Situated on S-facing slopes above Loch Droma some 600m ENE of Lochdrum house and visible from road are remains of two stone buildings aligned E to W. The larger building measures 12m by 4m with no visible partitions. A small addition measuring 2m by 2m has been built onto W end. The second building, some 18m to the W, measures 8m by 2.5m. Surrounding an area N and adjoining buildings are the stone footings of an enclosure wall.
C Jack and A K Kilpatrick 1992.

An unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet xlix). Two unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1966).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 21 February 1996

A desk-based assessment and walkover survey were carried out by C Dagg in 2021 for an area of proposed woodland creation north of Loch Droma and the A835, part of Braemore estate in the parish of Gairloch, Ross-shire. This evaluation revisits archaeological features noted during these previous work, places them in a more detailed context and offers recommendations for their protection within the planting scheme according to present guidelines on forests and archaeology.<1>

A project to survey and record archaeological features at Allt Airigh nan Coimh’each, Loch Droma was carried out by Meryl Marshall of NOSAS in July 2022.

Moine Thorranach Farmstead, buildings and enclosure wall; 600m to the ENE of Lochdrum farmstead, the main part of this site comprises 2 buildings with improved ground surrounding; to the north there are the remains of an enclosing wall. 100m to the W there are the remains of two further buildings/?byres in a sheltered grassy position.

1. Main building - rectangular building on an E-W alignment measuring 14m x 5m overall. The remains of the dry stone walls are generally 0.6m thick and 0.5m in height although at the east end they are 1.2m and at the west end up to 1m. The corners are squared and there is an entrance at the west end of the south wall and possibly at the east end of the north wall, no internal divisions were seen. <2>

NGR adjusted based on 2018 aerial photographs. <3>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 2597 7572 (16m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH27NE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	LOCHBROOM

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