Forestry Memories Image Library = 10 South Laggan

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	Heritage North
	1930

10 South Laggan - Shian Cottage

This house was a 3 up 3 down tied forestry house. John 'Jock' MacRae lived here between 1943 and 1971. It was built by John Campbell and bought by the Forestry in the early 1940s. The house was made from old sheds, leftover wood and fish boxes. The car was a Woolsey and the dark back part of the house was the kitchen and bathroom. There was no heating in the house. It was demolished in 1972 and a new house, now Forest Lodge guest house, was built in its place by Jack Tom
Picture Added on 10 April 2007.

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old sheds, leftover wood and fish boxes??

How do you find this stuff out??
Added by Alasdair on 11 April 2007.

We spoke to Jock's son, John, who grew up in this house, and now lives on the Isle of Skye. He remembers the house being "extremely cold" and having to be on his best behaviour when Mr Spraggan, his Dad's boss, paid a visit
Added by Heritage North on 12 April 2007.

That's interesting.
Added by Alasdair on 14 April 2007.

My first memory was when this house was demolished and Forest Lodge being built. As a toddler, I fell into a deep hole on the building site.
Added by Anne on 24 April 2007.

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