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MHG64506 - Torran House - Raasay

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A traditional stone white-washed dwelling house.

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A township comprising one unroofed, two partially roofed, nine roofed buildings and a length of wall is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1881, sheet xxv). Four roofed buildings, which include a school, one partially roofed building, eleven unroofed buildings and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1988).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 October 1996

Rassay Survey 2000 - J. Macdonald & J. Scott Wood.
The township of Torran lies along the E and N shore of Loch Arnish to the N of Arnish and on the track which leads from the end of the public road to Eilean Fladday. The area's vegetation is quite varied ranging from dense scrub birch woods through bracken covered areas to open improved grasslands.
The ruins of some 20 structures in various stages of decay and the remains of a small cemetery which lies N of the school overlooking Loch Arnish. This is marked on the O.S. maps and named as Cladh an Torrain (Torran burial ground).
See assoc. docs. File - SMR NG54NE0029.

Raasay Survey 2000. Site 10: The building, known as Torran House, is currently occupied by a member of the family who lived in Feature 9. There is a traditional stone white-washed dwelling house and, approximately 10m to the north, two small outbuildings. The owner's privacy was respected and the buildings were not surveyed. The Ordnance Survey shows this building as a Post Office and local sources tell us that this was the Post Office in the 1950's and 60's until it closed in 1967. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5940 4899 (14m by 15m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54NE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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