Glencoe Folk Museum

Glencoe Folk Museum is a building in Highland Council, Scotland which is located on Main Street. Glencoe Folk Museum is situated nearby to St Mary’s Church, as well as near the community center Glencoe Village Hall.

Type: Building
Description: museum in Glencoe, Scotland, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Glencoe & North Lorn Folk Museum” and “Glencoe and North Lorn Folk Museum”
Address: Main Street, Glencoe Village, Glencoe, PH49 4HS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Massacre of Glencoe Monument and Henderson Stone.

Massacre of Glencoe Monument

Memorial

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Massacre of Glencoe Monument is a memorial to the Massacre of Glencoe, which took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92. Massacre of Glencoe Monument is situated 1,200 feet east of Glencoe Folk Museum.

Henderson Stone

Memorial

Photo: Suzanne Henderson Emerson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Henderson Stone is a granite boulder in a field in the Glencoe area of Scotland. Clach Eanruig is translated alternatively as Henderson Stone or Henry's Stone. Henderson Stone is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Glencoe Folk Museum.

Glencoe House

Hotel

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Glencoe House is a category B listed four-storey Victorian estate house in Glencoe, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Glencoe House is situated 1,600 feet north of Glencoe Folk Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glencoe and North Ballachulish.

Glencoe

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glencoe or Glencoe Village is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven.

North Ballachulish

Village

Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Ballachulish is a village, which is situated 3 miles west of Glencoe Folk Museum.

Aonach Eagach

Locality

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Aonach Eagach is a large mountain ridge in the Scottish Highlands, marking the northern edge of Glen Coe. It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m high, and Meall Dearg at 952 m high. Aonach Eagach is situated 3½ miles east of Glencoe Folk Museum.

Glencoe Folk Museum

Categories: museum and independent museum
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.68292° or 56° 40′ 59″ north

Longitude

-5.10085° or 5° 6′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C8PMVMX+5M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 185868020

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q113363913

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Glencoe Village Hall.

Nearby Places

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