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Invershin Station,chambered cairn 400m north of

A Scheduled Monument in North, West and Central Sutherland, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.9293 / 57°55'45"N

Longitude: -4.4006 / 4°24'2"W

OS Eastings: 257935

OS Northings: 895851

OS Grid: NH579958

Mapcode National: GBR H7HR.YT6

Mapcode Global: WH3BY.CYQP

Entry Name: Invershin Station,chambered cairn 400m N of

Scheduled Date: 19 March 1935

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1792

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn

Location: Creich (Highland)

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland

Traditional County: Sutherland

Description

Probably early 19th century with later additions and alterations. Near L-plan coaching inn complex comprising 2-storey, 3-bay, L-plan block to right with further piended projection at rear; tall single storey, 2-bay, rectangular-plan former stable and hayloft block adjoined to left with curved corner to NE; single storey block enclosing courtyard at rear. Rubble (harled in part at rear); predominantly tooled sandstone dressings. Long and short quoins and surrounds to openings (droved in part); rendered margins to single storey block; flush cills throughout.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: principal block to right with 2-leaf, flush-panelled timber door centred at ground; plate glass fanlight; painted surround; single windows flanking at ground; single windows in all bays at 1st floor. Single storey block to left with single windows in both bays.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled projection to right with blocked attic opening at centre. Irregularly fenestrated 2-storey range recessed to left with various additions to front; single window at 1st floor in piended range to left. Single storey block enclosing courtyard to outer left.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled end with single windows at both floors to left; single window at 1st floor to right; small attic light off-set to left of centre. Rear wing adjoined to right with single windows at both floors (upper window breaking eaves); separate property adjoined to right.

Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roofs (steeply-pitched to single storey block); stone-coped skews. Corniced apex stacks to main block; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1999.

COURTYARD WALL: heavily-pointed rubble (red brick in part) enclosing rear courtyard.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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