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6 Larachbeg, Ardtornish Estate

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.5703 / 56°34'13"N

Longitude: -5.7541 / 5°45'14"W

OS Eastings: 169483

OS Northings: 748348

OS Grid: NM694483

Mapcode National: GBR DC5C.34H

Mapcode Global: WH0FN.L35Y

Plus Code: 9C8PH6CW+49

Entry Name: 6 Larachbeg, Ardtornish Estate

Listing Name: Ardtornish Estate 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Larachbeg

Listing Date: 29 May 1985

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347205

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13961

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200347205

Location: Morvern

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan

Parish: Morvern

Traditional County: Argyllshire

Tagged with: Outbuilding

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Description

Samuel Barham, 1875. East facing terrace of 6 estate
dwellings, 2 storeys, 12 bays. All rendered concrete.
Projecting wide outer gabled bays, with entrances for nos 1
and 6 in south and north return gables. Symmetrical centre 10
bays, paired entrance doors with (shared) centre windows and
flanking 3-light windows; 4 1st floor windows and 2 blind
windows; Hoodmoulds to outer 1st floor windows, which all
have wooden mullions and are of generous size with multi-pane
glazing. Continuous slated wooden canopy supported by curved
wooden brackets runs above ground floor windows across wide
and front elevations. Decorative bargeboards to outer bays; 3
corniced ridge stacks; slate roofs.
Long single storey row of rendered concrete outhouses to
rear of terrace.

Statement of Interest

Very unusual terrace of estate cottages. Particularly

generous accommodation in nos 1 and 6, each of which has 4

bedrooms. Was used as a resettlement accommodation when St

Kilda was evacuated.

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