Monument record MHG13959 - Torrin
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5829 2060 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG52SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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Full Description
NG52SE 85 5830 2060
Close to the S side of a large boundary dyke which runs SE from the NE tip of the Torrin crofting enclosures at about 75m OD is a well preserved farm complex consisting of:-
1. A longhouse which measures 17m NE-SW by 5.5m NW-SE over walls 1.25m wide. A smaller building which measures 5.5m square over walls 1.25m wide overlies the SW end of the longhouse.
2. A byre 7m x 5m over walls 1.0m wide lies on the same alignment as the longhouse but 10m to the W.
3. Several short lengths of stone dyke join the building to the boundary dyke forming an enclosed yard.
Visited 1991.
NMRS MS/530
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
