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Latitude: 57.9895 / 57°59'22"N
Longitude: -3.9218 / 3°55'18"W
OS Eastings: 286472
OS Northings: 901641
OS Grid: NC864016
Mapcode National: GBR J7PL.VNH
Mapcode Global: WH4D3.QGN1
Plus Code: 9C9RX3QH+Q7
Entry Name: Big Barns, Castle, Dunrobin
Listing Name: Dunrobin, Old Barn Cottages
Listing Date: 23 July 1987
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 338841
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7057
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dunrobin, Castle, Big Barns
ID on this website: 200338841
Location: Golspie
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: East Sutherland and Edderton
Parish: Golspie
Traditional County: Sutherland
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early-mid 18th century rectangular, barn converted to 4
dwellings, 1858, architect George Devey. Harl pointed
rubble, ashlar dressings. S facing asymmetrical front
with 1858 projecting wing at SE with 4-centred chamfered
arch entrance and flanking window. Further entrance at
SW and canted porch at W gable. Canted front dormer with
3-light window; further simple gabled rear dormer windows.
Bipartites in ground and 1st floor in E gable, where 2
former barn slit vents survive; similar 1st floor
bipartites at W. Coped ridge and wallhead stacks (tall
at wallhead); slate roofs. Windows mainly boarded up,
though some multi-pane glazing survives.
Building empty and deteriorating. Sutherland estate
papers show that George Devey of London, who in due course
became a well known and prolific country house architect,
travelled to Sutherland in the late 1850's. He did much
to establish the characteristic 'Arts and Crafts' style
Sutherland estate architecture of the 1860's and 70's.
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