MHG5138 - Skeabost House Hotel
Summary
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Type and Period (3)
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRILL HALL (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- HOTEL (Modern - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
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Full Description
NG44NW 12 4130 4869.
Skeabost House Hotel, Alexander Ross, 1870-1 Stagey remodelling of old lodge for Lachlan Macdonald of Ord (see p.257 for more on him), with battlemented parapets, Tudor hoodmoulds and an ogee-roofed entrance tower complete with oriel window and glazed viewing platform. Gate Lodge, dated 1876.
[The improving Lachlan Macdonald, who made a fortune planting Indigo in India, bought Skeabost - formerly a Macleod tack - around 1870. A benevolent and popular landlord, he allowed his tenants to fix their own fair rents at a time of great hardship for crofters. Alexander Smith noted that there were almost no turf huts to be seen around Skeabost, but houses 'of stone and lime, tidily whitewashed'.]
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide". <1>
Skeabost House Hotel, Alexander Ross, 1870-1 Stagey remodelling of old lodge for Lachlan Macdonald of Ord , with battlemented parapets, Tudor hoodmoulds and an ogee-roofed entrance tower complete with oriel window and glazed viewing platform. Gate Lodge, dated 1876.
Osborne (2006) notes that this building was, at least in part, used as a drill hall. In 1914 it was the base for "C" Squadron, 1st Lovat's Scouts.
Recorded as part of HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project, 2013. <2> <3> <4>
GIS spatial data created 2019 based on OS Master Map. <5>
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG28008 Text/Publication/Volume: Osbourne, M. 2006. Always Ready: Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces.
- <1> SHG24310 Text/Publication/Volume: Miers, M.. 2008. The Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Paperback. pp. 290.
- <2> SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. Canmore. 11279.
- <3> SHG27124 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Barclay, G.J.. 2014. The Built Heritage of the First World War in Scotland: The report of a project commissioned by Historic Scotland & RCAHMS. Unaffiliated. Digital. pp. 60, table 35.
- <4> SHG28062 Collection/Project Archive: Kilpatrick, A K. 2014. RCAHMS World War One Survey Project. Digital. No. 413.
- <5> SHG23361 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4130 4870 (73m by 50m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG44NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB13971 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11279 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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