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Farmstead, still in use, depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps. The 1st edition shows a U-plan steading open to the south with an attached horsemill on the west and a rectangular building on the south side of the court. To the northeast of the steading is another rectangular building. By the time of the 2nd edition another building (house) had been added southwest of the steading, set within an enclosure which also contains a small structure in the northeast corner, The building (now Corrachree Cottage) northeast of the steading has had some alterations and a new small building added to its southeast. These two smallest structures and the horsemill have since been removed and there have been further alterations and additions to the other buildings. The cottage is single storey, constructed of granite, used most recently for agricultural (storage) purposes. The farmsteading at Corrachree contains a threshing machine manufactured by Robert G Garvie, Hardgate Iron Works, Aberdeen. There is a manufacturer's plate which also gives the date 1895 and 'No. 5' although it is unclear whether this refers to a manufacturing run or to the mark of the machine. There is also a cheese press lying in the yard. Standing building survey of the former farmhouse was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in April 2024 ahead of proposed demolition. The house was probably built in the 19th century, and after it went out of residential use in the 20th century was converted to house animals. It was constructed mainly of red and pink granite blocks with a grey slate roof and chimneys on the gable ends. It is single storey with an attic room, evidenced by a blocked window in the upper south-southeast gable although the internal wooden floor had been removed.
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