View of Ballroom from south
B 41226
Description View of Ballroom from south
Date 1990
Catalogue Number B 41226
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 693542
Scope and Content View of ballroom from south, Achnagairn house, Kirkhill, Inverness Achnagairn House was built c.1800, with major additions and alterations being carried out 1905-10 by architect William Laidlaw Carruthers (d.1914). He transformed the old U-plan house into a square of buildings with a central courtyard. This shows the ballroom, built in 1912 to celebrate a 21st birthday in the owner's family. The hammerbeam roof has carved details, as does the cornice. A balustraded gallery runs around the room. The walls, fireplace and arched windows are of stone. This impressive room would be used for entertaining on a grand scale. Musicians would play from the gallery, whilst guests danced below under the brass chandeliers. The elaborate fireplace helped heat the room, whilst providing a focal point to the room. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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