A picture of Glencoe, in the county of Highland

The Museum occupies what started life as two thatched croft houses in the 1700s. The origins of the museum date back to 1966, when two local ladies, Miss Barbara Fairweather MBE, and Mrs Rae Grant, set out to collect, preserve and exhibit articles, costume, objects and information, relevant to the history and social conditions of the Glencoe and North Lorn district for the purposes of education and interest. One of the museum's main attractions is the remarkable building in which it is housed. Mrs Rae Grant, who is now in her eighties and still involved in the museum, helped secure the thatched croft houses for future generation to enjoy by physically standing in front of a bulldozer tasked with demolishing them. We can all be grateful that she succeeded, and the bulldozer did not.

Highland

This image is available to purchase and is part of our Highland Stock Photos Collection.