Historic Buildings of Sutherland

Historic County of Scotland

Now part of Highland

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The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Sutherland, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up.

Historic Buildings of Sutherland

... in alphabetical order

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Including Castles, Abbeys, Manor Houses, Mansions, Stately Homes, Country houses, Estate houses, Courts, Halls, Parks and other listed buildings of historic interest

A

• Aberscors
• Ardvreck Castle ❊ - a ruined castle dating from the 16th century which stands on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt; thought to have been constructed c.1590 by the Clan MacLeod family who owned Assynt and the surrounding area from the 13th century onwards. Ardvreck has long been a stronghold of the clan MacLeod. The most well known historical tale concerning the castle is that on 30 April 1650 James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, was captured by the Laird of Assynt and held at the castle before being transported to Edinburgh for trial and execution. Montrose was a Royalist, fighting on the side of Charles I against the Covenanters. Montrose was executed on 21 May 1650, by hanging, drawing and quartering. Archibald Campbell, Marquess of Argyll, a covenanter and Montrose's rival, was himself executed in 1661 after the restoration of the monarchy. Clan MacKenzie attacked and captured Ardvreck Castle in 1672, and then took control of the Assynt lands. In 1726 they constructed a more modern manor house nearby, Calda House, which takes its name from the Calda burn beside which it stands.
• Assynt Castle

B

• Balnakeil House
• Borve Castle
• Brora Castle

C

• Caisteal Bharraich
• Caisteal nan Corr
• Calda House - (ruins) takes its name from the Calda burn beside which it stands. Built in 1726 by Clan MacKenzie. A fire destroyed the house under mysterious circumstances one night in 1737 and both Calda House and Ardvreck Castle stand as ruins today.[2]
• Castle Hill
• Clyne

D

• Dornoch Castle ❊
• Dunrobin Castle ❊

G

• Golspie Tower

H

• Helmsdale Castle

I

• Invershin Castle

L

• Loch Brora

M

• MacTire Castle

O

• Old House of Embo
• Ospisdale House

P

• Proncy Castle

S

• Skelbo Castle
• Skibo Castle
• Sorline

T

• Torrish Castle

References and Sources

Sutherland Specific

General

• http://www.stravaiging.com/history/castles/county/#sthash.F9HoCVJV....
• http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Main/HomePage
• http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk
• http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/
• http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
• http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_houses_in_the_United_K...
• http://www.britainsfinest.co.uk/historichouses/
• http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/historic_house...
• http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/
• Historic Houses Association - represents 1,500 houses in the UK
• Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens - UK - guidebook of over 2,000 houses open to the public
• The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses - database of over 7,000 houses
• Lost Heritage - A Memorial to the Lost Country Houses of England - list of over 1,700 houses
• National Trust for Historic Preservation - online database of historic houses in the United State
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Houses_Association - http://www.hha.org.uk/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Houses_of_England

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