Building record MHG37 - Glencoe and North Lorn Museum
Summary
Thatched house, converted for use as a museum
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 10160 58874 (20m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN15NW |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | LISMORE AND APPIN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Cottage linked to byre, Thatch Roof, Cruck construction; two conjoined cottages forming museum. <1> <2>
Glencoe and North Lorn Folk Museum, from c.1700; a whitewashed pair of cottages, last lived in 1950s, restored from dereliction, re-thatched with heather and converted to a museum, 1971. The older on the west has some couples recreated; the east cottage dates from c.1750. Contemporary drystone byres to rear and west. <3>
Photographs were contributed by Martin Briscoe via the Highland HER Flickr group. <4>
A basic photographic record of the former house was taken by the Glencoe and North Lorn Folk Museum to accompany a planning application to replace the heather thatch of the building for straw. <5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SHG2659 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1975. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the ancient monuments: volume 2: Lorn. . 270-1, no. 342.
- <2> SHG3133 Text/Publication/Article: Stell, G. 1981. Crucks in Scotland: a provisional list. SHG23456. 82-6. 85.
- <3> SHG24310 Text/Publication/Volume: Miers, M.. 2008. The Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Paperback.
- <4> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- <5> SHG26097 Image/Photograph(s): Glencoe and North Lorn Folk Museum. 2012. Photographic record: Glencoe and North Lorn Folk Museum. Colour. Digital.
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2014 1:28PM
