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Achranich Farmhouse, Ardtornish Estate

A Category B Listed Building in Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.5617 / 56°33'42"N

Longitude: -5.738 / 5°44'16"W

OS Eastings: 170414

OS Northings: 747334

OS Grid: NM704473

Mapcode National: GBR DC6C.QH2

Mapcode Global: WH0FN.TBSL

Plus Code: 9C8PH766+MQ

Entry Name: Achranich Farmhouse, Ardtornish Estate

Listing Name: Ardtornish Estate Achranich Manager's House and Estate Office

Listing Date: 29 May 1985

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347184

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13949

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Ardtornish Estate, Achranich Farmhouse

ID on this website: 200347184

Location: Morvern

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan

Parish: Morvern

Traditional County: Argyllshire

Tagged with: Farmhouse

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Description

Samuel Barham, 1880. Asymmetrical 2-storey building with rear
U-plan court. Entrance to house in west elevation and to
estate office in east. All rendered concrete.
Manager's house; near symmetrical 3-bay fenestration with
centre door grouped slightly off-centre. Long 4-bay south
facing front elevation with gabled wing projecting slightly
at SW.
Estate office; irregular 4-bay elevation (2 bays in gable
end) with off-centre door and some blind windows.
Slated and glazed canopy projects above ground floor windows,
supported by wooden brackets and encircling building except
at north. Bipartites and tripartites; multi-pane glazing;
hoodmoulds to some windows; decorative bargeboards to gable
ends; corniced ridge stacks; slate roofs projecting over
eaves.

Statement of Interest

Built on site of old Achranich Farmhouse demolished in 1880.

Various farm buildings of interest in group to east of estate

office including (now much altered) barn of 1851 the parallel

coachhouse range in concrete by Samuel Barham dated 1871 and

concrete cattle court of 1890.

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