Braemore House, Generator House
Generator House (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Site Name Braemore House, Generator House
Classification Generator House (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Braemore And Inverbroom Estate; Allt A' Chlaiginn
Canmore ID 279946
Site Number NH17NE 7.02
NGR NH 19550 79311
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/279946
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochbroom
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH17NE 7.02 19550 79311
The location assigned to this record remains unverified. The building at this location is probably to be equated with the 'Generator House' that is reported by Prof R Paxton (24 February 2006) beside the public road.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 March 2006.
Publication Account (2007)
Braemore and Inverbroom Estate Structures, Wester Ross
(Institute Civil Engineers Historic Engineering Works no. HEW 1556)
Sir John Fowler, whose major works included London’s Metropolitan Railway and the Forth Bridge, purchased in 1865 and 1867, respectively, estates totalling 40 000 acres at Braemore and Inverbroom, near Ullapool, which he enjoyed for over three decades, his last visit being in October 1897. During this period he applied his engineering skills to developing the estate for the enjoyment ofhis family and distinguished guests. His improvements, apart from planting nine million trees and maximising
agricultural development, included: Enlarging the capacity of Home Loch (NH 2050 7910) by means of two masonry dams for a hydro-electric
supply to the house, one of the earliest such systems.
The generator house (NH 2600 8100), now empty, adjoining the public road below Home Loch. The head of water available was about 600 ft enabling
the generators to produce about 60–100kW of power. It was built of random coursed masonry with ashlar quoins and measured 1712
ft by 12 ft internally. Only the inlet and tail-race pipes built through the walls now remain.
R Paxton and J Shipway, 2007.
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Highlands and Islands' with kind permission
