Moine Thorranach
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Moine Thorranach
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Lochdrum House
Canmore ID 80851
Site Number NH27NE 4
NGR NH 2597 7573
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/80851
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochbroom
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH27NE 4 2597 7573
Situated on the S-facing slopes above Loch Droma some 600m ENE of Lochdrum house and visible from the road are the remains of two stone buildings aligned E to W. The larger building measures 12m by 4m with no visible partitions. A small addition measuring 2m by 2m has been built onto the W end. The second building, some 18m to the W, measures 8m by 2.5m. Surrounding an area N and adjoining buildings are the stone footings of an enclosure wall.
C Jack and A K Kilpatrick 1992.
An unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire 1881, sheet xlix). Two unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1966).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH), 21 February 1996.
Field Visit (July 2012 - August 2012)
NH 2590 7572 (centred on) This site, which has been previously recorded as a farmstead consisting of two buildings and a wall enclosing improved ground, was surveyed in July – August 2012. The site is located on a S-facing slope 600m ENE of Lochdrum Farmstead and the two stone-built buildings and wall to the N were in the locations previously noted. The remains of two additional buildings were recorded 100m to the W. These stone-built buildings/?byres were at a lower level and in a sheltered position on the W side of a small burn.
Archive: Highland HER and RCAHMS
Meryl Marshall,
2012
