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Rousay, Westness House
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Rousay, Westness House
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Inner Westness
Canmore ID 2196
Site Number HY32NE 43
NGR HY 38320 28906
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2196
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Rousay And Egilsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY32NE 43 38320 28906
RECORD CARD MISSING
Westness House. Harled and crowstepped laird's house of 1792, set among trees. Three-bay main block, with a bullseye attic window in the centre of the W front. Low outshots at the gables.
J Gifford 1992.
Photographic Survey (July 2017)
Westness House was recorded as part of a record upgrade exercise. Westness House was built for the Traill family in 1792 by John Firth of Kirkwall. It was the principal house on the estate until Trumland House was built in 1872-3 for Lieutenant-General Frederick Traill-Burroughs to the designs of David Bryce. Westness House with 6,000 acres of shooting was leased by Thomas and Theodosia Middlemore in 1895. They made various minor alterations and many of the fittings being ordered from Morris & Co. In 1898 the Middlemore's bought the Melsetter Estate and relinquished their lease of Westness in 1900. (STG HES)
