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House (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Balmacaan House

Classification House (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Seafield

Canmore ID 105117

Site Number NH42NE 19

NGR NH 5003 2878

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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View of interior at Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'My bedroom'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166351

View of interior at Balmacaan House. Titled: 'My bedroom'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Landscape view
Titled 'View from the front door'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166366

Landscape view Titled 'View from the front door' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Landscape view
Titled 'The cornfields near the house'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166390

Landscape view Titled 'The cornfields near the house' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

View of Cornelia Craven at Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Myself'
The album is titled: 'These photographs were all taken with my little Kodak. Cornelia Craven'.

DP 093800

View of Cornelia Craven at Balmacaan House. Titled: 'Myself' The album is titled: 'These photographs were all taken with my little Kodak. Cornelia Craven'.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

View of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Balmacaan, The front door.'
PHOTOGRPH ALBUM No.32: THE BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166341

View of Balmacaan House. Titled: 'Balmacaan, The front door.' PHOTOGRPH ALBUM No.32: THE BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'The big drawing room showing father's picture'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166355

Interior view of Balmacaan House. Titled: 'The big drawing room showing father's picture'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Distant view of house.
Titled 'Balmacaan taken from the Rock'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166396

Distant view of house. Titled 'Balmacaan taken from the Rock' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Detail of plaque with tiger skin and animal skulls.
Titled: 'Plaque on the staircase'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166352

Detail of plaque with tiger skin and animal skulls. Titled: 'Plaque on the staircase'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Landscape view showing cornfields.
Titled 'View from the front door'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166393

Landscape view showing cornfields. Titled 'View from the front door' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

View of garden at Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Kitchen Garden'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166387

View of garden at Balmacaan House. Titled: 'Kitchen Garden' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

View of family group in the drawing room at Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Mrs Baylies, my son & my mother. Taken in the drawing room'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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View of family group in the drawing room at Balmacaan House. Titled: 'Mrs Baylies, my son & my mother. Taken in the drawing room'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Taken from the large drawing room showing the Sir Joshua Reynolds (portrait) in the distance'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166360

Interior view of Balmacaan House. Titled: 'Taken from the large drawing room showing the Sir Joshua Reynolds (portrait) in the distance'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Landscape view
Titled ' View from the front door'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166394

Landscape view Titled ' View from the front door' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Interior view showing stuffed birds and ornaments, Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Another view from the top of the stairs'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No;32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166353

Interior view showing stuffed birds and ornaments, Balmacaan House. Titled: 'Another view from the top of the stairs'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No;32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Landscape view
Titled 'Taken from the front door'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166397

Landscape view Titled 'Taken from the front door' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'The little drawing room'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166354

Interior view of Balmacaan House. Titled: 'The little drawing room'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Another view of my bedroom.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 32: BALMACAAN ALBUM

DP 166356

Interior view of Balmacaan House. Titled: 'Another view of my bedroom. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 32: BALMACAAN ALBUM

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

View of two unidentified soldiers.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 32: BALMACAAN ALBUM

DP 166357

View of two unidentified soldiers. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 32: BALMACAAN ALBUM

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Two other views of the little drawing room'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166358

Interior view of Balmacaan House. Titled: 'Two other views of the little drawing room'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Interior view of Balmacaan House showing detail of Sir Joshua Reynolds' portrait.
Titled: 'Two other views of the little drawing room.'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166359

Interior view of Balmacaan House showing detail of Sir Joshua Reynolds' portrait. Titled: 'Two other views of the little drawing room.' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

Group photograph showing family members outside Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Taken from the front door - my son; Craven'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

DP 166402

Group photograph showing family members outside Balmacaan House. Titled: 'Taken from the front door - my son; Craven' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1910

© Courtesy of HES (Balmacaan Album)

View of interior at Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'My bedroom'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Landscape view
Titled 'View from the front door'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Landscape view
Titled 'The cornfields near the house'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

View of Cornelia Craven at Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Myself'
The album is titled: 'These photographs were all taken with my little Kodak. Cornelia Craven'.

View of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Balmacaan, The front door.'
PHOTOGRPH ALBUM No.32: THE BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'The big drawing room showing father's picture'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Distant view of house.
Titled 'Balmacaan taken from the Rock'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Detail of plaque with tiger skin and animal skulls.
Titled: 'Plaque on the staircase'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Landscape view showing cornfields.
Titled 'View from the front door'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

View of garden at Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Kitchen Garden'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

View of family group in the drawing room at Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Mrs Baylies, my son & my mother. Taken in the drawing room'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Taken from the large drawing room showing the Sir Joshua Reynolds (portrait) in the distance'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Landscape view
Titled ' View from the front door'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Interior view showing stuffed birds and ornaments, Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Another view from the top of the stairs'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No;32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Landscape view
Titled 'Taken from the front door'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'The little drawing room'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Another view of my bedroom.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 32: BALMACAAN ALBUM

View of two unidentified soldiers.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 32: BALMACAAN ALBUM

Interior view of Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Two other views of the little drawing room'.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Interior view of Balmacaan House showing detail of Sir Joshua Reynolds' portrait.
Titled: 'Two other views of the little drawing room.'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

Group photograph showing family members outside Balmacaan House.
Titled: 'Taken from the front door - my son; Craven'
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.32: BALMACAAN ALBUM.

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Council Highland
Parish Urquhart And Glenmoriston
Former Region Highland
Former District Inverness
Former County Inverness-shire

Architecture Notes

Now demolished and only to be found on 1st edition OS map. Nothing is evident on the current maps.

Seat of the Earls of Seafield, Glen Urquhart Estate

REFERENCE: Photographs: National Library - Country Life, July 17 1942. Sale of Estate.

REFERENCE: Scottish Record Office

Addition and alterations to the Old House of Balmacaan.

Letter from William Rodger, joimer, to Sir William Drummond Stewart. He is at present working at Balmacaan for Lod Redhaven.

1851 GD 121/Box 102/vol. xxiii/308

Scottish Record Office:

RHP 9040-2 (Seafield plans) 18thc. - plan & plan & elevation of cellars & icehouse

19thc. - plan & elevation as first intended

(Undated) information in NMRS.

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