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Latitude: 57.5092 / 57°30'32"N
Longitude: -5.8633 / 5°51'47"W
OS Eastings: 168695
OS Northings: 853135
OS Grid: NG686531
Mapcode National: GBR C8XW.73M
Mapcode Global: WGZ7T.XJ48
Plus Code: 9C9PG45P+MM
Entry Name: Thatched Cottage, Lonbain
Listing Name: Lonbain Thatched Cottage
Listing Date: 25 February 1986
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 330689
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB427
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Lonbain, Thatched Cottage
ID on this website: 200330689
Location: Applecross
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Parish: Applecross
Traditional County: Ross-shire
Tagged with: Cottage Thatched cottage
Earlier-mid 19th century, small single storey, W facing 3-bay
cottage. Probably cruck-framed; drystone rubble. Centre
entrance with roughly dressed door jambs; small flanking
dressed door jambs; small flanking windows; further
diminutive centre light to rear. Pegged turf N gablet; straw
thatched roof; no stacks, but clay drainpipes project at each
rounded apex to serve as flues.
Interior; said to be timber lined.
Sole surviving inhabited thatched cottage in Lonbain, a
linear settlement with only one other lived in cottage.
Remainder of buildings in ruinous condition (1981).
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