Cottage near Loch an Eilean, Cairngorm

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
1937
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Cairngorms. Cottage close to Loch an Eilein in heart of Rothiemurchus Forest'. View of a whitewashed cottage. The cottage is single-storey, with what appears to be a corrugated iron roof. A woman is entering the house via a wooden porch.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
1937
Subject place
Cairngorm Mountains/Highland
Subject notes
Although one-storey, the attic is probably floored allowing two bedrooms to be created upstairs. They would be lit by the skylights, both of which are wide open. Corrugated iron was seized on by many crofters to replace the traditional thatch. It provided less heat insulation and was noisy when it rained, but it required little maintenance compared to thatch and did not need to be replaced every few years.
Accession number
P38500

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