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Glen Spean, Torr An Eas
Powder Magazine (20th Century)
Site Name Glen Spean, Torr An Eas
Classification Powder Magazine (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Sloc Na Mara
Canmore ID 287053
Site Number NN18SE 29
NGR NN 19708 83341
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/287053
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmonivaig
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
NN18SE 29 19708 83341 (derived from hand-held GPS)
What may be a shuttered concrete powder magazine is situated in a recently cleared area of forest on the lower SW-facing slope of Torr an Eas, about 203m above the B 8004 road.
It has a curved roof, entrance and a low extension to the rear, possibly for detonators. One gable has partially collapsed.
The powder magazine is known to local people and is attributed as being used during the construction of the Invergarry and Fort Augustus railway around 1901.
The building is depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, 1903-04, sheet cxl).
Information from M Briscoe, via e-mail 4 March 2007; RCAHMS (DE), March 2007
