Inverewe House
Country House (19th Century)
Site Name Inverewe House
Classification Country House (19th Century)
Canmore ID 104662
Site Number NG88SE 35
NGR NG 8589 8193
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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Interior. Lounge hall, detail of fireplace with portrait of Osgood Mackenzie inset above
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13/10/2004
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Interior. View of attic room in rear wing
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View from S showing garden front and terraces
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View from SE showing garden front and entrance
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Interior. View of staircase
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Interior. View of panelled lounge hall from NW showing french doors to garden terrace
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13/10/2004
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Interior. Lounge hall, detail of fireplace with portrait of Osgood Mackenzie inset above
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13/10/2004
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Interior. View of kitchen with some original cupboards
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SC 2567340
Interior. First floor view of rear bedroom in Victorian wing
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SC 2567345
Interior. Sitting room, detail of bookcases
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SC 1136784
Distant view of the original Inverewe House, Gairloch, built in 1862 and destroyed by fire in 1914.
Papers of Lady Henrietta Gilmour, photographer, Montrave House, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
1905
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DP 110021
Oblique aerial view centred on the Bay at Poolewe and Inverewe, taken from the E.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
1/5/2011
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DP 113615
Inverewe Gardens. General view of the gardens.
General Collection
1958
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SC 1371210
Interior. View of panelled lounge hall from NW showing french doors to garden terrace
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SC 1371214
Interior. View of panelled dining room
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SC 1371215
Interior. Dining room detail of panelling, serving hatch and original sideboard
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SC 1371231
Interior. View of back stair
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DP 212318
General oblique aerial view of Inverewe House and fish trap, looking NE.
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14/5/2015
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SC 2567314
Interior. View of panelled entrance hall with fireback umbrella stand
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SC 2567327
Interior. View of sitting room showing painted panelling and fireplace
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Interior. View of panelled dining room
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SC 2567352
Interior. Detail of fireplace in SE bedroom
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DP 156449
General oblique aerial view of Poolewe, looking NE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
1/4/2013
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SC 1371220
Interior. First floor view of S bedroom to E of the boudoir
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SC 1371223
Interior. First floor view of SE bedroom
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SC 1371227
Interior. Detail of hall light fitting
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SC 1371236
Interior. Detail of attic fireplace in rear wing
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SC 2567303
View from terraces to S
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SC 2567313
Interior. View of panelled entrance hall with fireback umbrella stand
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SC 2567316
Interior. View of panelled hall from E showing staircase
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SC 2567320
Interior. View of staircase
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SC 2567325
Interior. Lounge hall, detail of fireplace with portrait of Osgood Mackenzie inset above
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
13/10/2004
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SC 2567331
Interior. Dining room detail of panelling, serving hatch and original sideboard
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13/10/2004
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SC 2567335
Interior. First floor view of landing/gallery
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SC 2567338
Interior. First floor view of S bedroom
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SC 2567344
Interior. Lounge Hall detail of secondary glazing
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SC 2567351
Interior. Detail of fireplace in rear bedroom in Victorian wing
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13/10/2004
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SC 1041681
View from SSE showing garden front and terraces
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13/10/2004
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General oblique aerial view looking across the Inverewe Estate towards Loch Thurnaig, taken from the WSW.
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1/5/2011
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SC 1371197
View from S showing garden front
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SC 1371199
View from W showing Victorian house to N and 1930's house to S
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SC 1371200
View showing main approach from SE
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SC 1371202
Detail of entrance
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SC 1371205
View of detached office/potting shed from S
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SC 1371209
Interior. View of staircase
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SC 1371218
Interior. View of utility room/scullery with timber and ceramic sinks
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SC 1371219
Interior. First floor view of landing/gallery
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SC 1371221
Interior. First floor view of bedroom probable former boudoir
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SC 1371229
Interior. Sitting room, detail of bookcases
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SC 2567304
View showing main approach from SE
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SC 2567307
Detail of entrance
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SC 2567310
View of rear courtyard incorporating Victorian outhouses
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SC 2567321
Interior. View of panelled lounge hall from NW showing french doors to garden terrace
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13/10/2004
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SC 2567323
Interior. View of lounge hall from E
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SC 2567329
Interior. View of panelled dining room
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SC 2567337
Interior. First floor view of bedroom probable former boudoir
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13/10/2004
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SC 2567339
Interior. First floor view of SE bedroom
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SC 2567347
Interior. Lounge hall detail of window and wooden pelmet
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SC 2567348
Interior. View of back stair
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SC 2567356
Interior. View of attic room in rear wing
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SC 1371193
View from S showing garden front and terraces
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SC 1371198
View from E showing entrance and office
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SC 1371204
View of rear courtyard incorporating Victorian outhouses
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SC 1371213
Interior. View of sitting room showing painted panelling and fireplace
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SC 1371222
Interior. First floor view of S bedroom
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SC 1371228
Interior. Sitting room, detail of bookcases
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SC 1371232
Interior. View of bathroom
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SC 1371234
Interior. Detail of fireplace in rear bedroom in Victorian wing
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SC 1371235
Interior. Detail of fireplace in SE bedroom
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SC 1371239
Interior. View of attic room in rear wing
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DP 341155
Oblique aerial view of Inverewe House, Beinn Ghobhlach and the Fisherfield hills, looking NNE.
Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland
19/2/2008
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View from SW showing garden front
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View from SW showing garden front
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View from S showing garden front
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View from E showing entrance and office
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View from terraces to S
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Detail of entrance
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View of detached office/potting shed from S
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Interior. View of sitting room showing painted panelling and fireplace
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Interior. Detail of hall light fitting
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Interior. Detail of attic fireplace in rear wing
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SC 2567354
Interior. Detail of fitted wardrobes in SE bedroom
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Interior. View of attic room in rear wing
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SC 1041682
View of small courtyard created from ruin of the Victorian house
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13/10/2004
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DP 110016
Oblique aerial view centred on the Bay at Poolewe and Inverewe, taken from the WSW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
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SC 1371194
View from SSE showing garden front and terraces
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SC 1371206
Interior. View of panelled entrance hall with fireback umbrella stand
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SC 1371207
Interior. View of panelled hall from E showing staircase
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SC 1371208
Interior. View of panelled hall from W showing entrance and archway to lounge
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SC 1371211
Interior. View of lounge hall from E
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SC 1371237
Interior. Detail of fitted wardrobes in SE bedroom
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SC 2567293
View from S showing garden front and terraces
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View from S showing garden front
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SC 2567309
View of small courtyard created from ruin of the Victorian house
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SC 2567346
Interior. Sitting room, detail of bookcases
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SC 1371195
View from SE showing garden front and entrance
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SC 1371203
View of small courtyard created from ruin of the Victorian house
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SC 1371217
Interior. View of kitchen with some original cupboards
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Interior. First floor view of rear bedroom in Victorian wing
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- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
The original Inverewe House, which stood on this site, was built in 1862 but was destroyed by fire in 1914. The replacement house was built in 1937.
Photographs RC/748 and D80206/PO show the original 1862 Inverewe House, while photographs RC/963/24 and RC/963/25 show the 1937 house.
Owned by The National Trust for Scotland since 1952.
REFERENCE: SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Country Life July 15th 1949 -article and photographs
Srp Note (2 November 2011)
Inverewe House was built in baronial style in 1862-4 for Osgood Mackenzie and his mother, and thereafter Osgood started to create the Gardens - the area was fenced in 1864 and earth-moving and planting began in 1865. The house was destroyed by fire in 1914.
In 1937 Mackenzie's daughter, Mrs Mairi Sawyer, had a new, white-harled house built on the previous house site. It was designed by Tarbolton and Ochterlony. Architectural and historical research has been undertaken and a conservation statement prepared for the NTS (APK Wright 2007).
Osgood Mackenzie suggested that the site for the house may have been that of the only green patch in the area, which was the site of the cattle herdsman's bothy, originally the Mackenzies of Lochend (Inverewe) long house.
Ground Survey (22 May 2014 - 12 June 2014)
NG 85890 81930 A desk-based assessment, walkover survey and evaluation were carried out 22 May – 12 June 2014. The house is not listed but is located within Inverewe Garden which is listed. The work aimed to produce proposals for evaluation and monitoring work to be undertaken during conservation and development works at Inverewe House.
Report: Highland HER, OASIS and RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: The National Trust Scotland and LDN Architects
Steven Birch – West Coast Archaeological Services
(Source: DES)
