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Macrobert House, Duke Street, Kingussie

A Category C Listed Building in Kingussie, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.0803 / 57°4'49"N

Longitude: -4.0473 / 4°2'50"W

OS Eastings: 276003

OS Northings: 800674

OS Grid: NH760006

Mapcode National: GBR JBC0.BST

Mapcode Global: WH4JH.S9WH

Plus Code: 9C9Q3XJ3+43

Entry Name: Macrobert House, Duke Street, Kingussie

Listing Name: Duke Street, Macrobert House (Highland Folk Museum)

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381015

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36271

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200381015

Location: Kingussie

County: Highland

Town: Kingussie

Electoral Ward: Badenoch and Strathspey

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

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Description

Circa 1840, 2-storey, symmetrical 3-bay W facing house.
Whitewashed rubble; whitewashed single storey extension at S
gable with rubble flanks. Centre door masked by later
gabled porch 12-pane glazing; end stacks; local slate roof.
Tuskers and blocked doors at N gable indicate former
adjoining house or later extension.
Lean-to addition across rear elevation.

Statement of Interest

MacRobert House forms part of the Highland Folk Museum

centred on former Pitmain Lodge sited next door.

Slates for roof probably from quarries in Glen Banchor,

Newtonmore.

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