Fort William, Corpach, 2 Ardbeg, Lock Keepers' Cottages
Lock Keepers Cottage(S) (Post Medieval)
Site Name Fort William, Corpach, 2 Ardbeg, Lock Keepers' Cottages
Classification Lock Keepers Cottage(S) (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Caledonian Canal
Canmore ID 108637
Site Number NN07NE 17
NGR NN 09804 76667
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/108637
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmallie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
1-2 Ardbeg, early 19th century, a decent pair of lock keepers' cottages overlooking the lock gates, needlessly abandoned and boarded-up.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NN07NE 17 09804 76667
See also NN07NE 9.00.
Field Visit (16 October 2013 - 16 October 2013)
Corpach, Lock Keepers' Cottages NN07NE 17. (GR NN 09806 76651 taken on east cottage) Two semi-detached single storey stone cottages, Ardbeg and Ardnave, on the north bank of the canal. They have dormer windows, harled walls and slate roofs. East cottage is called Ardbeg (NN07NE 17.01), west cottage is called Ardnave (NN17NE 17.02) and is also recorded as NN07NE 16.
Visited by the Scottish Canals Recording Project (MM), 2013
