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Skye, Dunvegan House
House (Period Unassigned), Post Office (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Skye, Dunvegan House
Classification House (Period Unassigned), Post Office (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Estate Office; Factor's House; Post Office
Canmore ID 276064
Site Number NG24NW 48
NGR NG 24779 48300
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/276064
- Council Highland
- Parish Duirinish
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Dunvegan. Macleod estate village replacing an earlier settlement around the Castle. Various simple buildings designed or altered by Alexander Ross (contractors: Messrs Joass) include: Dunvegan Hotel, 1868-9 (a temperance hotel until 1947), and the Estate Office (Dunvegan House), early 19th century, the factor's house and later post office, altered and extended 1875. Pier, 1865 (succeeding Telford's just to south of 1815).
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
