Flora MacDonald's house — Attraction in Scotland

Having seen the marker on Google Maps we were determined to visit this spot and the brown tourist sign at the turning was very helpful.

There is little more than the outline of the building now, laid out in stones from the lowest part of what would have been the walls to the cottage.

There is a wooden gate to step through but do be careful to close it after you leave.

The cairn and its memorial plaque are accompanied by a more detailed explanation on an information board also inside the walls.

It is right that Flora MacDonald is remembered but it’s a shame that the track to get to the cottage is in such a poor state of repair - hubby took some persuading to take the car down.

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Make sure that you close the wood gate with the rope over the entrance into the ruins of the house! A cow got stuck in there today so I let her out and then secured the gate again. I had heard at the local museum that there was a cow inside the walls but no one thought to let her out. Otherwise, not much to see. Signage is not readable any longer. This place could use some love and...

Signposted off the main road and a short walk down a track. There is a memorial and plaque inside the old ruined house. Lovely views all around but the memorial could do with a bit of TLC - the writing on the plaque is very faded. Note also that this may not actually be...