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MHG64819 - Building - Abhainn Alligin

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The indistinct remains of a long building and other structures.

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A walkover survey and desk-based assessment for the National Trust estate at Torridon was carried out by J Wordsworth and J Harden between 1996 and 2002.

To the south of the water tank inlet on the east side of the River Alligin are the indistinct remains of a long building and other structures. A structure aligned N-S with a wee stone structure clm internal diameter at its SW corner measures c3.5m by c2m over walls c0.6m thick and c0.4m high. Other stone settings lie nearby including a possible round-ended structure measuring c5m by c3m. About 15m to the SE is a long building aligned NW-SE measuring c11m by c4m over walls c0.6-0.7m thick and up to c0.4m high. There is a pile of stones at its SE end, possibly the ruins of an addition to that end. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 20/10/25)

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Grid reference	Centred NG 8320 5870 (42m by 42m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG85NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	APPLECROSS

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