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Mains Of Olrig

A Category B Listed Building in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5827 / 58°34'57"N

Longitude: -3.4094 / 3°24'33"W

OS Eastings: 318151

OS Northings: 966936

OS Grid: ND181669

Mapcode National: GBR K6Y1.GZ3

Mapcode Global: WH6CQ.LJPS

Plus Code: 9CCRHHMR+37

Entry Name: Mains Of Olrig

Listing Name: Olrig Farmhouse

Listing Date: 28 November 1984

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347270

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14016

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200347270

Location: Olrig

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness

Parish: Olrig

Traditional County: Caithness

Tagged with: Farmhouse Farmstead

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Description

Mid-later 18th century. 2-storey, 3-bay house with mid-19th
century, 2-storey, 3-bay wing masking centre bay of NE front.
Harl pointed rubble, tooled rubble dressings. Entrance in
NE re-entrant screened by small square porch with
crenellated balustrade and dummy angle turret. Later shallow
rectangular 2-light bay window in ground floor of NE
gable, with crowstepped lean-to to roof, with shallow
centre projecting bay in SE return gable with vents in
ground and 1st floor and terminating with gabled wallhead
stack. SE gable with 3 windows and tiny attic light. 4- and
12-pane glazing; end stacks; Caithness slate roof; stone
ridge.

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