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Mains Of Balnagown, Balnagown Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Tain and Easter Ross, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.7474 / 57°44'50"N

Longitude: -4.0848 / 4°5'5"W

OS Eastings: 276011

OS Northings: 874981

OS Grid: NH760749

Mapcode National: GBR J887.ZL2

Mapcode Global: WH4F6.7J4N

Plus Code: 9C9QPWW8+W3

Entry Name: Mains Of Balnagown, Balnagown Castle

Listing Name: Balnagown Barn (At Balnagown Mains) Gighouse and Byre

Listing Date: 25 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339861

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7869

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Balnagown Castle, Mains Of Balnagown

ID on this website: 200339861

Location: Kilmuir Easter

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross

Parish: Kilmuir Easter

Traditional County: Ross-shire

Tagged with: Farmhouse Farmstead

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Description

Early 18th century, 2-storey, 5-bay threshing/storage barn,
with mid 19th century alterations. Harled rubble, ashlar
dressings and margins, boulder footings. Originally with
paired chamfered winnowing doors in outer bays, now blocked
in both elevations at south end. 5 small loft vents in 1st
floor, both elevations (some blocked). Later slit vents in
ground floor; later louvred vent in south gable. Cavetto
skewputts; crowsteps; slate roof. Interior: doubled collared
rafter roof; ashlar posts and sole pieces at wallhead mostly
masked by later beamfilling. Mid-later 19th century
crowstepped gighouse at north gable, with centre round-headed
arched entrance. Harl pointed rubble, tooled ashlar margins;
slate roof.
Mid-later 19th century byre range at south gable; harl
pointed rubble; louvred slate roof.

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