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Farmstead and farmhouse, with remains of a mill, pond and lade to the South. The farmhouse and U-plan steading are united to form a hollow square. The farmhouse consists of two buildings, built in the early 19th century and circa 1830. It is a west facing 2-storey, 3-bay house, with a similar but smaller wing projecting at the rear to form an L-plan. It is constructed from rubble, with roughly tooled rubble dressings and modern pointing. A centre door is flanked to the right by a modern entrance with French windows. The rear wing also has a centre door, but with smaller windows, with blocked windows in the centre first floor. There is also a diminutive gable attic light. There are end stacks to main house only, and slate roofs. A pair of cheese presses stand at the east gable of the house. The steading is a substantial mid-19th century U-plan range that extends from the North gable of the house to form a hollow square. It is also constructed from rubble, with tooled rubble dressings. There are segmental-headed cart bays, stables and byres. A circular horsewalk at the north serves as a foundation for a round rubble curing kiln with a conical roof, which was constructed in 1986. All that remains of the mill is the wheel pit, which is in a fair condition, and is probably for an undershot wheel. The lade follows round the contour of the hill slope from a pond in the east, with an intake from the river. It is now overgrown and partially infilled. This was the home of Rev James Gordon, priest of Tombae, who was responsible for fund raising and building the Roman Catholic Church (NJ22NW0069) in 1827-29. He also farmed Tombae and advertised in the Catholic Directory for 'boarders'.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Moray
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NJ22NW0011 - TOMBAE