Monument record MHG23826 - Forsinain Farm, Farr
Summary
A late C19 2 storey farm building at Forsinian Farm, Farr
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9120 4896 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC94NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Forsinain Steading
This steading was built in 1878 as a new farm consisiting of a U-shaped range enclosing S facing covered yard. The N range is wide enough for two rows of cattle tyeings with a straw loft over, stables with loft, a mostly recent milking parlour in the W range and a cart lodge under the granary to the E. The barn forms a northern projection of the E range with a lade and water wheel site visible.
Visited by RCAHMS (GJD), April and July 1994; see NMRS MS 744/130/3. <1> <2>
A photographic survey was undertaen due to the conditions of a planning application, by J S Cross in Feburary 2007. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG2841 Text/Publication/Volume: Sutherland Estates. 1866-. Sutherland Estates building specifications. Forsinain 1878, 1-28; 1880 1-17.
- <2> SHG32 Text/Publication/Article: Wade Martins, S. 1997. ''A Century of Farms and Farming on the Sutherland Estate, 1790 - 1890'', Review of Scottish Culture, Vol 10, 1996-7, pp 33-54. 50.
- <3> SHG23681 Image/Photograph(s): J S Cross. 2007. Photographs of Forsinain Steading. Colour. . Digital.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 25 2013 12:35PM
