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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.68292° or 56° 40′ 59″ northLongitude
-5.10085° or 5° 6′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C8PMVMX+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 185868020OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q113363913
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