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MHG8863 - Lilac Cottage, 29 High Street - Rosemarkie

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Formerly included Nos 31, 33 and 35 High Street. No 33 now NH 75NW 258.

Lilac Cottage
We believe Lilac Cottage was Kemp’s Inn at the beginning of the Edwardian period. The building dates back to the 18th century like the other gable end on houses on High Street. It was built of rubble coursed stone then harled and would have had a thatched roof.

The ground floor of Lilac Cottage was Kemp’s Inn from 1867 until 1904. The publican was Gregory Kemp who was born in Culbokie in 1822. He married first, Christina Sutherland then in 1873 Margaret MacCulloch. His sons Kenneth, Gregory and John emigrated to Canada. Sadly John drowned aged only 27 years old. His daughter Elizabeth (1863-1907) acted as his housekeeper.

At the end of the Edwardian period the owner was Isabella Fraser (1831) the widow of retired farmer John Fraser who had been the oldest man in Rosemarkie at 80+ when he and Isabella moved into Lilac Cottage in 1907 along with her sister, Miss Catherine Henderson. <1>

A man called Davidson worked as a Glover from Lilac Cottage in 1760. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7366 5767 (15m by 9m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH75NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	ROSEMARKIE

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