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Latitude: 57.2923 / 57°17'32"N
Longitude: -5.643 / 5°38'34"W
OS Eastings: 180589
OS Northings: 828287
OS Grid: NG805282
Mapcode National: GBR D9GF.S15
Mapcode Global: WH0B1.9Z30
Plus Code: 9C9P79R4+WR
Entry Name: The Square, Balmacara
Listing Name: Balmacara Farm Square
Listing Date: 25 March 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 338767
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7002
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Balmacara, The Square
ID on this website: 200338767
Location: Lochalsh
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Parish: Lochalsh
Traditional County: Ross-shire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early 19th century, roughly U-plan court flanked by
farmhouse, steading and ancillary buildings of later dates.
Farmhouse: 2 storey, 6 bays (now 2 dwellings); harled. Some
12-pane glazing survives; corniced ridge stacks; piended
slate roof.
Steading: 2 storey, 7-bay steading range, white-washed
rubble, with square centre tower rising 1 stage above
roofline. Honey-comb dressed ashlar to lower tower stage,
ashlar above, each stage divided by band course;
round-headed, keystoned doorways to centre ground and 1st
floors (1st floor door taller with evidence of hoist above).
3 blind square flightholes to each face of tower at upper
stage, under wide eaved pyramidal slate roof with ball
finial. Cart bays to rear; also much altered Lochalsh type
hay barn. Small vaulted ice house in bank to rear of house.
Some unfortunate modern glazing to farm house. No evidence of
pigeon accommodation in tower. Icehouse appears on 1872 OS.
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