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Latitude: 58.4105 / 58°24'37"N
Longitude: -3.1592 / 3°9'33"W
OS Eastings: 332365
OS Northings: 947490
OS Grid: ND323474
Mapcode National: GBR L6KH.HKC
Mapcode Global: WH6DM.FVVS
Entry Name: Tannach Mains,broch 275m N of
Scheduled Date: 9 May 1939
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM586
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch
Location: Wick
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Traditional County: Caithness
Early 19th century farmhouse, 2-storey, 3-bay, with
2 single storey outhouse wings projecting at rear.
Squared and snecked stugged whinstone with stugged
ashlar dressings. Eaves course extended round angle,
echoed at rear. Rubble sides and rear.
S ELEVATION: margined doorpiece to centre, 6-pane strip
fanlight. Windows flanking at ground, 3 smaller windows
at 1st floor.
N ELEVATION: 2 gabled outhouse extensions at ground,
doorway off-centre in lean-to porch. 3-windows at 1st
floor.
Single light to gable ends.
12 pane glazing to sash and case windows.
Grey slates, straight skews, rendered stacks.
WALL AND PIERS: Low rubble retaining wall with ashlar
corniced gatepiers.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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