Mains Of Tulloch, West Range
Dovecot (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mains Of Tulloch, West Range
Classification Dovecot (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 69620
Site Number NH56SW 37
NGR NH 54929 60352
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/69620
- Council Highland
- Parish Dingwall
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH56SW 37.00 54929 60352
NH56SW 37.01 54971 60385 East Range
Dated 1774. Repairs and alterations, Cameron & Burnett, 1900. Large farm square, mainly harled with painted ashlar margins.
Ornate dormer pediment (from Tulloch Castle ? (NH56SW 8) stands in garden of west dwelling, initialled AD (Davidson of Tulloch from 1760). SDD LIst; Inverness Courier 21 september 1900.
This large complex is built on a S-facing slope and incorporates a large number of dwellings, stables, a granary, lofts, a cart shed, carriage houses, work-shops and stores all built into a large square with a central courtyard. The steading was used by Tulloch Castle which lies some 200m to the W. To the W and E of the steading are extensive gardens. The W side is referred to as the 'Winter Garden', while the E side garden is a formal garden with orchard and cultivation areas. The steading also housed equipment for the garden's maintenance, and storage space for produce.
The Dingwall Museum has two estate plans, dated 1760 and 1789 [see MS/744/64/7]. The Ordnance Survey 25-inch maps of 1872 and 1905 (Ross-shire, sheet LXXVI.15, see MS/744/64/8) depict changes in layout.
The OS name book entry (ONB, Ross and Cromarty, Book 9, 9) states that 'This name applies to a considerable farm steading, with coach houses and cottages, in the possession and the property of Duncan Davidson Esq.'
See MS/744/64, DC26498-500, B55929/19-25 and B55930/22-4/CN.
Name Book 1872
Visited by RCAHMS (GJD) 1990-1992
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