MHG13959 - Torrin
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Protected Status
- None recorded
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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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5829 2060 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG52SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/84388 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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