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The Leishman Centre, Achnacon Barn, Glen Coe

A Category C Listed Building in Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.6638 / 56°39'49"N

Longitude: -5.0721 / 5°4'19"W

OS Eastings: 211822

OS Northings: 756666

OS Grid: NN118566

Mapcode National: GBR FCV3.9G5

Mapcode Global: WH1GK.1RZT

Plus Code: 9C8PMW7H+G4

Entry Name: The Leishman Centre, Achnacon Barn, Glen Coe

Listing Name: Glencoe, Achnacon House and Former Barn, the Leishman Centre

Listing Date: 23 June 1980

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 338617

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6892

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200338617

Location: Lismore and Appin

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan

Parish: Lismore And Appin

Traditional County: Argyllshire

Tagged with: Barn

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Description

House: late 18th early-19th century symmetrical 2-storey,
3-bay house; all harled. Centre door in NW front masked by
later porch with side entrance and piended slate roof.
4-pane glazing; renewed end stacks; slate roof. Small
lean-to to rear linked to house.
Barn (Leishman Centre): late 18th-early 19th century,
rectangular, 2-storey, white-washed rubble former barn
with long elevations NW and SE. Centre door in SE frontage
in raised ground floor reached by long ramped raised to run
full length of building. NW elevation has pair long slit
vents flanking centre 1st floor (raised ground floor) window
(former winnowing door) with doors and windows lighting
former stables and byres in raised basement. Multi-pane
glazing; modern Velux skylights to roof at SE; slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Converted barn now houses Glencoe Mountain Rescue HQ, named

the Leishman Centre. Barn of Lochaber "bank barn" type with

access to 1st floor threshing and storage barn via ramp or

artificial raised bank, and with accommodation for stock and

stabling in ground floor (or raised basement).

Achnacon formerly the home of the Stewarts of Achnacon.

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