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Leanach Cottage, Culloden - 14th May 2017
Leanach on Culloden Battlefield is one of the last survivors of a once common local structure type of a single storey thatched building. Today the building stands as an isolated structure but in the past this area was well populated and the land divided into smallholdings.
The cottage itself was likely constructed in the early 18th century, probably as part of wider improvements on Culloden estate. During the Battle of Culloden, Leanach Cottage was situated in between the Government lines and it is likely the building would have been used as a field hospital for the government men.
The last occupant of Leanach Cottage was Belle MacDonald who lived here until she died in 1912.
Leanach Cottage, Culloden - 14th May 2017
Leanach on Culloden Battlefield is one of the last survivors of a once common local structure type of a single storey thatched building. Today the building stands as an isolated structure but in the past this area was well populated and the land divided into smallholdings.
The cottage itself was likely constructed in the early 18th century, probably as part of wider improvements on Culloden estate. During the Battle of Culloden, Leanach Cottage was situated in between the Government lines and it is likely the building would have been used as a field hospital for the government men.
The last occupant of Leanach Cottage was Belle MacDonald who lived here until she died in 1912.