MHG49597 - Drill Hall, Loanfern, Ballachulish
Summary
A former mechanics institute/drill hall built c.1870.
Type and Period (3)
- DRILL HALL (19th Century - 1870 AD to 1870 AD)
- MECHANICS INSTITUTE (Built, 19th Century - 1870 AD to 1870 AD)
- ACTIVITY CENTRE (In use, 20th Century to 21st Century - 1980 AD? to 2100 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The current building appears to be the north-eastern half of a former Mechanics Insitute, depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map c.1872. <1>
The building was photographed by Martin Briscoe in January 2010. <2>
Photographs were contributed by Martin Briscoe in July 2011 via the Highland HER Flickr group. <3>
This building is first recorded as 'Mechanics Institute' on the 1st edition OS 1:2500 map (surveyed 1870) in a central position within the model housing estate of quarriers' cottages. On this map and on the 2nd edition the building (still labelled 'Mechanics Institute') comprised a central block with two wings, to NNE and SSW. Only the central block and the NNE wing survive.
This is the only building likely to have been used as a drill hall in the village, and was in 1914 the base for "F" Company, 8th battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. It does not appear contrary to Osborne (2006), to have been built originally as a drill hall.
Recorded as part of HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project, 2013. <4> <5> <6>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SHG23415 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Argyll. Digital.
- <2> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- <3> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital. via Flickr.
- <4> SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. Canmore. 280774.
- <5> SHG27124 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Barclay, G.J.. 2014. The Built Heritage of the First World War in Scotland: The report of a project commissioned by Historic Scotland & RCAHMS. Unaffiliated. Digital. pp. 56, table 26.
- <6> SHG28062 Collection/Project Archive: Kilpatrick, A K. 2014. RCAHMS World War One Survey Project. Digital. No. 825.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 08300 58243 (25m by 31m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN05NE |
| Civil Parish | LISMORE AND APPIN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/280774 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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