'Crac' Barn, Mains Of Applecross Farm, Applecross is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 31 August 1983. Barn.

'Crac' Barn, Mains Of Applecross Farm, Applecross

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire MP: Mr Angus MacDonald (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
31 August 1983
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
NG 713 443
Coordinates
57.43216, -5.81135
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Crac Barn at Mains of Applecross Farm is an earlier to mid-19th century rectangular hay and threshing barn, oriented east to west. It is constructed of rubble with dressed rubble dressings. The north and south elevations feature four segmental-headed openings, with the second bay from the west having double winnowing doors. The remaining vents on the south elevation are louvred and wattled at the rear (north). There is a wide segmental-headed entrance in the east gable with double slatted doors, and all gates are fitted with blacksmith's hinges. The roof is made of corrugated iron and has a piended design at the east gable.

Inside, flanking each vent and mostly intact, is a series of six-rung racks or frames where poles could be slotted to allow hay or corn to dry in the draft created by the wattled and louvred openings. There is also a small, gutted stable wing attached to the west gable.

Local climate

'Crac' Barn, Mains Of Applecross Farm, Applecross sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,140 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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