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 surrounded by mature trees including Scots Pines. There are two chimneys, one with a 'granny'. There is a barrel at the corner. The road is unmetalled but there is a car parked on the right. A hen is foraging.
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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
An open fire requires a good draught up the chimney. The 'granny' on top of the chimney pot increases the draught. The barrel is probably a water butt to collect rain off the roof. The cottage may not have had running water. Keeping hens was common. The Rothiemurchus forest, now in the Cairngorms National Park, once formed part of the extensive Caledonian Forest.
Accession number
P38502

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