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Moin House

A Category C Listed Building in Tongue, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.5034 / 58°30'12"N

Longitude: -4.5443 / 4°32'39"W

OS Eastings: 251839

OS Northings: 960049

OS Grid: NC518600

Mapcode National: GBR H647.Z11

Mapcode Global: WH385.5J9M

Plus Code: 9CCQGF34+87

Entry Name: Moin House

Listing Name: Moin House

Listing Date: 20 December 1979

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 352501

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB18455

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200352501

Location: Tongue

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland

Parish: Tongue

Traditional County: Sutherland

Tagged with: Cottage

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Description

Dated 1830. Simple single storey, 3-bay cottage. All harled. Centre door masked by later projecting porch with side entrance. Single window in east return gable with large, but worn plaque in centre with ashlar margins. Skewputts project from return gables in Sutherland tradition, coped end stacks; slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Built to serve as refuge for travellers crossing the isolated, high ground of the Moin Worn inscription commemorates construction of road (by Duke of Sutherland) in 1830.

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