Mull, Tobermory, Erray Farm
Farmhouse (18th Century) (1749), Farmstead (18th Century)
Site Name Mull, Tobermory, Erray Farm
Classification Farmhouse (18th Century) (1749), Farmstead (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Old Erray House
Canmore ID 22323
Site Number NM55NW 7
NGR NM 50381 56199
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22323
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilninian And Kilmore
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM55NW 7.00 50381 56199
NM55NW 7.01 Site Cancelled as duplication
(NM 5038 5620) Erray House: The old house of Erray, a plain block of two main storeys, stands immediately behind the present mansion of the same name. A view of it, drawn in 1787, shows single-storeyed wings flanking the main block, but only the E wing now survives. This appears to be of later date than the house itself, which can be ascribed to about the second quarter of the 18th century. There is also an outshot at the rear which probably replaces an earlier building in the same position. Boswell, visiting the house with Dr Johnson in 1773, describes it as 'a strange confused house built by Mackinnon the proprietor about sixty years ago'.
RCAHMS 1980.
