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Skye, Portree, Viewfield House Country Hotel
Hotel (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Portree, Viewfield House Country Hotel
Classification Hotel (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Viewfield House
Canmore ID 86772
Site Number NG44SE 23
NGR NG 47632 43072
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/86772
- Council Highland
- Parish Portree
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Viewfield, c.1790 remodelled, Alexander Ross, 1887 The handsome, three-by-two-bay Georgian house built for Lord Macdonald's factor is still visible to the right, although the fine first floor drawing room disappeared when it was transformed into Portree's grandest villa for Harry Macdonald, grandson of Dr Alexander Macleod (see p.372), who made his fortune planting indigo in India. Ross's additions for him included the crenellated tower with balustraded porte cochère and large drawing room wing.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Architect: Alexander Ross (I.C. Dec.19, 1885), Adds and alts.
