Lairds House (18th Century)
Site Name Unst, Belmont House
Classification Lairds House (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Belmont, Belmont House, Including Quadrant Links, Pavilions, Terrace Walls, Farm Cottage And Steading, Boundary Walls, And Booth
Canmore ID 60
Site Number HP50SE 39
NGR HP 56497 00935
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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SC 946120
View of main central block from S.
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SC 946121
Interior. Ground floor, view of entrance hall from N.
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SC 1392642
View from SW.
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SC 1395301
View of main house from SW.
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SC 1395318
View of rear lobby from S.
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SC 1395319
Interior. Ground floor, view of staircase.
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SC 1395325
Interior. Ground floor, view of dining room.
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SC 1395332
Interior. Attic floor, view of attic room.
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SC 1395334
Interior. Attic floor, view of attic room.
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SC 1395353
Detail of gate pier.
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DP 260492
Oblique aerial view.
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SC 1682505
Oblique aerial view centred on the house, farmstead and cottage taken from the SW
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3/6/2003
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SC 2596863
View from SE.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596882
View of W pavilion from SE.
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SC 2596884
View of W pavilion and wall from E.
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SC 2596885
View of garden area.
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SC 2596888
View of landscape from N.
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SC 2596915
Interior. Attic floor, view of attic room.
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SC 2596923
Interior. Dining room, detail of cornice.
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SC 2596942
Distant view from S.
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8/8/2000
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DP 101410
Main house, view from S (gates closed)
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30/6/2011
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DP 101412
Main house, view from S (gates half open)
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30/6/2011
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DP 101415
Main house, view from NE
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30/6/2011
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DP 145663
General oblique aerial view of Belmont House, Unst, looking N.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
22/9/2012
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SC 1395297
View from S.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395304
View of E pavilion from S.
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SC 1395320
Interior. Ground floor, view of underside of staircase.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395324
Interior. Ground floor, view of dining room.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395345
Interior. N bedroom, detail of fireplace.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395348
Detail of arched niche in S gable.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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SC 1395352
Detail of gate pier.
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SC 1395354
View from middle set of gates to S.
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DP 260489
Oblique aerial view.
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DP 260494
Oblique aerial view.
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SC 1682508
Oblique aerial view centred on the house, farmstead and cottage taken from the NW
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3/6/2003
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SC 1918928
Belmont House: South elevation and section
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2000
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SC 2596864
View from SE.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596877
View from middle set of gates to S.
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SC 2596880
View of W pavilion from E.
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SC 2596886
Distant view from SW.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596901
Interior. Ground floor, view of underside of staircase.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596902
Interior. Ground floor, view of front door.
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SC 2596904
Interior. Ground floor, view of dining room.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596909
Interior. First floor, drawing room, detail of door.
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SC 2596920
Interior. First floor N bedroom, detail of cornice.
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SC 2596921
Interior. Detail of cornice.
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SC 696357
Belmont House, view of main front of house. Digital image of B/58865.
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SC 946129
Interior. Detail of fluted newell post.
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8/8/2000
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DP 145664
General oblique aerial view of Belmont House, Unst, looking N.
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22/9/2012
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SC 1392635
View from N.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1392639
View of house and gate piers from S.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1392643
View of E pavilion from W.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395303
View of W pavilion from SE.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395321
Interior. Ground floor, view of front door.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395330
Interior. First floor, detail of staircase.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395333
Interior. Attic floor, view of attic room.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395336
Interior. W pavillion, view from SW.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/8/2000
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DP 260490
Oblique aerial view.
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25/8/2017
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DP 260495
Oblique aerial view.
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25/8/2017
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DP 260497
Oblique aerial view.
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25/8/2017
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SC 1682509
Oblique aerial view centred on the house, farmstead and cottage taken from the SSW
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
3/6/2003
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SC 2596871
View from W.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596874
View of house and gate piers from S.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596876
View from S.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596881
View of W pavilion from E.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596883
View of E pavilion from S.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596907
Interior. First floor, view of drawing room.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596926
Interior. N bedroom, detail of fireplace.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596932
Detail of main door.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596934
Detail of gate pier.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596937
View from S gates.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596939
Distant view from S.
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8/8/2000
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DP 082026
Oblique aerial view of Belmont House, looking NE
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15/6/2010
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DP 101407
View from ferry to SSE
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30/6/2011
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DP 101411
Main house, view from S (gates open)
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30/6/2011
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DP 145661
General oblique aerial view of Belmont House, Unst, looking NNE.
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22/9/2012
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DP 145666
General oblique aerial view of Belmont House, Unst, looking S.
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22/9/2012
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SC 1392640
View of house and gate piers from S.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395300
View from E.
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SC 1395309
View from house looking S.
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SC 1395322
Interior. Ground floor, view of kitche and remains of stove.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395329
Interior. First floor, drawing room, detail of ceiling rose.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395331
Interior. First floor, view of S bedroom.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395347
Interior. Detail of stove.
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SC 1395350
Detail of window.
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SC 1395351
Detail of main door.
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8/8/2000
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SC 1395360
View of former trading booth from S.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596868
View of main house from SW.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596870
View from NE.
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SC 2596906
Interior. Ground floor, view of dining room.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596908
Interior. First floor, drawing room, detail of fireplace.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596918
Interior. E pavillion, general view.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596925
Interior. Detail of turned banisters.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596928
Interior. Detail of stove.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596929
Detail of arched niche in S gable.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596940
Distant view from S.
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8/8/2000
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SC 2596946
View of jetty.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/8/2000
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DP 145665
General oblique aerial view of Belmont House, Unst, looking SSW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
22/9/2012
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SC 1392641
View from middle set of gates to S.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/8/2000
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