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Glencoe, An Torr
Building (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glencoe, An Torr
Classification Building (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 87725
Site Number NN15NW 5
NGR NN 123 565
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/87725
- Council Highland
- Parish Lismore And Appin (Lochaber)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
NN15NW 5 123 565.
An exploratory excavation was carried out by Scotia Archaeology Limited on what was thought to be a crudely-built cottage or croft within forested land some 3km SE of the village of Glencoe. The structure measured 4.7m E-W by 3.5m wide internally within walls of drystone rubble construction and, in places, outcrops of bedrock. These walls were up to 3m wide at their bases. It is unclear how the building was roofed although most likely it had been cruck-framed.
There was no trace of a floor surface or any debris of occupation either within or near this structure. A marked N to S slope inside it suggested that this was unlikely to be residential, but conceivably that it had been a store of some kind; although there was no artefactual evidence to support this view or to date its usage.
Sponsor: The National Trust for Scotland.
J Lewis 1994d.
Field Visit (1996)
A slight rubble constructed structure [4.7m long by 3.5m wide internally] partially excavated in 1994 for the NTS by Acotia Archaeology Ltd. Not on the OS 1875 6" map
(GLE96 006)
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016
