📌 Killin, Stirling
★★
This red-roofed building in remote Glen Lochay is a rare survivor from another era. Longhouses were traditional Scottish rural homes, usually with family quarters at one end of the narrow building and a cattle byre at the other, only separated by a wooden partition. The last inhabitant only moved out of here in 1968, and the living space in particular is largely unchanged, right down to the box beds, hinging lum (hanging chimney) and layers upon layers of successive wallpaper patterns. A fascinating snapshot of the past, and well worth the modest entry fee.
🌍 Location
📌 By minor road 1 mi north of Killin
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 562341
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.477344,-4.336039
❌ No public transport within 1 mi. There’s a bus to Killin (1.5 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Wednesday & Sunday afternoons, May to September
🎫 £3.50 adult / £2.50 child or a little more with guided tour / free for National Trust for Scotland members
Fascinating! Want to go!
It is indeed a very interesting building!