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Swiss Cottage, Balnagown Castle

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.7545 / 57°45'16"N

Longitude: -4.0919 / 4°5'31"W

OS Eastings: 275608

OS Northings: 875788

OS Grid: NH756757

Mapcode National: GBR J887.8BZ

Mapcode Global: WH4F6.3CQ5

Plus Code: 9C9QQW35+R6

Entry Name: Swiss Cottage, Balnagown Castle

Listing Name: Balnagown Castle Swiss Cottage

Listing Date: 31 August 1983

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339865

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7873

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Balnagown Castle, Swiss Cottage

ID on this website: 200339865

Location: Kilmuir Easter

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross

Parish: Kilmuir Easter

Traditional County: Ross-shire

Tagged with: Cottage

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Description

Late 19th century, cottage ornee. Coursed red rubble, tooled
dressings. 2-storey, 3-bay symmetrical south elevation with
windows in outer bays only in ground floor; long centre 1st
floor window. Canted bay window rising to 1st floor in west
gable. Slightly projecting wing to rear, with entrance in re-
entrant. All windows mullioned and transomed, with lattice
pane glazing. Deep overhanging piended slated roof, raised
over centre 1st floor window, with wide white painted eaves
on carved brackets. Centre ridge chimney; 1 chimney to rear
wing.

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