Innes House

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Innes House
Innes House

Innes House is a former manor house near the Scottish village of Lhanbryde in the Council Area Moray . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. Furthermore, the gardens, the north and east lodges, the manor and a cross are classified as Category B monuments. The west gate, a well and the stables, however, are classified as category C monuments. The entire property is on the Scottish Landscaping Register . The highest rating “outstanding” was awarded in four of seven categories.

history

In 1160 received Beorald the Fleming under Malcolm IV. The barony Innes fief. Robert Innes , the 24th  Laird of Innes, was promoted to baronet in 1624 . Presumably there had been a fortification at the site since 1590 at the latest. He initiated the construction of Innes House at a not exactly known time between 1640 and 1653. At first it was a tower house . James Innes, 6th Baronet, sold the property to James Duff, 2nd Earl of Fife in 1767 . The first landscape planning steps were taken as early as 1750. The new owner invested extensively in the development of the park and gardens. He also had the manor house expanded by two wings. James Duff, 4th Earl Fife , who spent the last years of his life at Innes House from 1825, had further extensions carried out. Innes House got its current appearance under James Duff, 5th Earl Fife , who had the manor house extensively redesigned.

After his marriage to Princess Louise , Alexander Duff, 6th Earl of Fife, was raised to Duke of Fife . He then sold the property to a Mr. Mackenzie . He initially leased it to F. J. Tennant , who finally acquired it in 1910. Tennant had the gardens reworked and changed the orientation of the house so that the entrance area has since been on the north side. Iain Tennant had Innes House subdivided into residential units in 1947.

description

Innes House is isolated on a spacious estate on the plain leading to the Moray Firth about 3.5 kilometers north of Lhanbryde and six kilometers northeast of Elgin . The core of the house is a four-storey tower house with an L-shaped floor plan and a five-storey stair tower that has been expanded into a complex structure with numerous wings and components. Innes House has had a Victorian exterior since its renovations in the 19th century . Its facades are plastered with Harl .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  6. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  7. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  8. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  9. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  10. ↑ a b c d Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  11. ↑ Entry on Innes House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 57 ° 40 ′ 9.1 ″  N , 3 ° 12 ′ 35.2 ″  W.