Kinloch Hourn, Lochournhead House
Farmhouse (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kinloch Hourn, Lochournhead House
Classification Farmhouse (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Kinloch Hourn, The Farm; Kinloch Hourn Steading
Canmore ID 108609
Site Number NG90NE 3
NGR NG 95033 06610
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/108609
- Council Highland
- Parish Glenelg (Lochaber)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
Farm steading, standard U-plan with hayloft approached by forestair, formerly used as school, now a dwelling, and various 'improved' estate cottages, all later 19th century. The lone earlier survival - a former thatched cottage - makes an interesting comparison. Its thickset walls are squatter and boulder-footed, with a fireplace in the central partition wall that divided domestic quarters from byre. This plan, with chimney rising through roof ridge rather than gable ends, is characteristic of the area. From here you can walk into Knoydart, via Barrisdale.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
