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Old Shandwick House
House (18th Century)
Site Name Old Shandwick House
Classification House (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Shandwick House Policies
Canmore ID 111344
Site Number NH77NE 32
NGR NH 78725 75330
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/111344
- Council Highland
- Parish Logie Easter
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
2 storey 3 bay house in harled rubble with ashlar dressings. The large projecting central bowed bay features a central corniced door and flanking windows. 3 windows sit above. The first floor outer bays feature keystoned Venetian windows linked by a continuous cill band. A deeper band course sits below and at the wallhead. A bowed stairwell projects to the rear and retains a section of cantilevered stair, whilst the west gable features a later sliding door.
The house was built for George Cockburn Ross of Berwickshire who succeeded to the Shandwick estate in 1790. It was built using funds put aside by his predecessor, William Ross, who was reputedly the last man in Britain to be killed in a duel (Dean & Miers). Last occupied in 1840, the house's flanking wings were dismantled to build New Shankwick House in 1936.
