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Rosehaugh House
Country House (19th Century), Country House (18th Century)
Site Name Rosehaugh House
Classification Country House (19th Century), Country House (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Rosehaugh; Rosehaugh Estate; Rosehaugh House Policies
Canmore ID 13560
Site Number NH65NE 4
NGR NH 6784 5573
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13560
- Council Highland
- Parish Avoch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH65NE 4.00 6784 5572
NH65NE 4.01 NH 68168 55804 Garden
NH65NE 4.02 NH 68172 55670 Dairy
NH65NE 4.07 NH 67702 55732 Stables
NH65NE 4.08 NH 67881 55347 Bridge
NH65NE 4.09 NH 6782 5595 Burial Enclosure
NH65NE 4.10 NH 68276 55810 Garden House
NH65NE 4.12 NH 67286 55832 Laundry
NH65NE 4.13 NH 67544 55426 Power House
NH65NE 4.14 NH 67711 55703 Stable Cottage
NH65NE 4.15 NH 6774 5579 Wine Store
(NH 6784 5572) Rosehaugh House was almost entirely rebuilt about 1900. The former was built by Sir George Mackenzie, Lord Advocate 1636-91.
D MacDonald, A Polson and J Brown 1931.
Demolished in 1959
SDD List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest: Avoch Parish.
ARCHITECT: William Flockhart 1893
Demolished c.July 1959 Work carried out by S D Adshead
Some features from Rosehaugh are inserted in Novar House-plaster ceiling, bookcases, etc
Robert Adam-design for Stewart MacKenzie?
Alexander Ross (I.A. 5 April 1872) Additions and alterations
REFERENCE: Mr MacArthur, 9 George Street, Avoch has a framed design for terrace gardens at Rosehaugh, laid out for Sir James J R Mackenzie. Signed 41 Queen Street, Edinburgh 19.12.1943 (C H J Smith, garden architect). Information from Miss A Riches (1984)
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: NMRS LIBRARY
Architectural History Vol 24 Adshead Autobiography, Ed by R Allan Paren.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
The site of Rosehaugh House including the terraces was recorded as part of the Threatened Buildings Survey programme prompted by the ongoing restoration of various buildings across the estate.
Sir Roderick Mackenzie of Scatwell built a house here in 1798. James Fletcher originally from Avoch bought the estate in 1864 having made a fortune in Liverpool. The existing house was much enlarged in 1872 by Alexander Ross which formed a relatively small part of the eventual house. Fletcher’s son James Douglas employed William Flockhart, a London Scot architect to carry out a complete remodelling and major extension in 1898-1903. This produced what The Builder magazine acclaimed as ‘grandeur in a fine composition, the design of which is based on what is best in the French Renaissance.’ The designs were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1893 see DP 18258 and DP 18259. The house was the epitome of late Victorian grandeur and the sumptuous fittings have found homes in numerous houses across the Highlands. James Douglas employed 28 indoor servants along with 12 in the gardens and numerous others across the estate.
The house was demolished in 1959 but its fabulous scale and setting can be seen from the terrace on which it stood. Many of the estate buildings survive including lodges by Alexander Ross. There is an important group of estate buildings in a romantic art and crafts style which are attributed to William Flockhart and all dated c.1900. His other great Scottish House was Glen Tanar in Aberdeenshire which has also been lost save for the amazing ballroom.
RCAHMS STG 2011
Note (1979)
Rosehaugh House NH 678 557 NH65NE 4
A 17th-century house built by Sir George MacKenzie stood on this site, which was later occupied by a 19th-century mansion.
RCAHMS 1979
Macdonald and Polson 1931, 12, 14-15
