MHG64676 - Field wall - Allt A' Gharaidh Dhuibh
Summary
Glean Cottage was built about 1912.
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Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
What may be two unroofed shieling-huts, an enclosure and a field wall are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, lxxxii) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 1 March 1996.
A walkover survey and desk-based assessment was undertaken by J Wordsworth and J Harden at Torridon for the National Trust for Scotland in 1996-2002.
Glean Cottage was built about 1912 by Lord Woolavington, who had bought the estate on the death of Duncan Darroch in 1910. Walling is also evident above the line of the west boundary of Glen Cottage. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9304 5646 (51m by 19m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG95NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
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