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Latitude: 58.5125 / 58°30'45"N
Longitude: -4.4378 / 4°26'16"W
OS Eastings: 258082
OS Northings: 960839
OS Grid: NC580608
Mapcode National: GBR H6D7.CXM
Mapcode Global: WH386.S9YK
Plus Code: 9CCQGH76+2V
Entry Name: Melness House
Listing Name: Melness House
Listing Date: 20 December 1979
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 352500
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB18454
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200352500
Location: Tongue
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland
Parish: Tongue
Traditional County: Sutherland
Tagged with: House
Late 18th century south facing 2-storey, 3-bay house with centre door masked by lean-to porch, with large 2-storey and attic, also 3-bay, addition added earlier/mid 19th century to form L-plan dwelling. All whitewashed or harled rubble. Main entrance in east facing later range with projecting gabled centre bay with side entrance, 1st floor window above and apex stack; 2-piended dormers. Single storey, 3-bay service dwelling to north of main house (linked by short passage), with diminutive wallhead attic windows and corrugated asbestos roof. 12- and 2-pane glazing; large rear wallhead stack; end stacks; slate roofs.
Single storey service cottage probably of earlier date than either portion of main house. At one time a sheep farm of 70,000 acres, after passing from cadet branch of Mackay family to Sutherland estates.
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