Polnish House
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Polnish House
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Polnish Schoolhouse, Polnish Hospital
Canmore ID 277542
Site Number NM78SW 19
NGR NM 74136 83654
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/277542
- Council Highland
- Parish Arisaig And Moidart
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
Polnish House, 1856 Schoolhouse built at the expense of Gertrude Astley, converted by McAlpines during the railway construction into an eight-bed field hospital -the first of its kind in Britain -and now a private house (the right-hand half raised).
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
