Site Event/Activity record EHG4821 - Standing Building Survey - "The Castle", Glenfinnan

Location

Location Glenfinnan, Lochaber
Grid reference Centred NM 9036 8091 (17m by 17m)
Map sheet NM98SW
Civil Parish ARISAIG AND MOIDART
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Geographical Area LOCHABER

Technique(s)

Organisation

Alder Archaeology Ltd

Date

January 2016

Map

Description

Mr Gary Cooper commissioned Alder Archaeology to undertake an archaeological standing building survey on the site of a building conversion at Glenfinnan, Lochaber. The proposed development site is a two-storey stone building, centred on NGR NM 90363 80919. The work was undertaken on 28th January 2016 in wet weather conditions. The requirement was for a Level 1 survey, comprising a photographic and narrative record, together with background research. The building, known locally as The Castle or The Armoury, lay across the Fort William – Mallaig road from an 1873 EW Pugin church and between a church school and Chapel House (presbytery). Special attention was to be paid to any evidence of the original purpose of the building. No definite evidence of purpose could be established, but cartographic evidence, supported by details of building fabric and style, suggested a later 19th Century date and a possible association with the church. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report: Fyles, C.. 2016. Archaeological Standing Building Survey: "The Castle" Glenfinnan. Alder Archaeology Ltd.. No. Digital.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Glenfinnan, 'the Armoury' (Building)

Record last edited

Jun 24 2016 2:16PM

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