Skaill House
Skaill House is a mansion on the Scottish Orkney island of Mainland . In 1977 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category A.
history
The Skara Brae complex, which is not far from the manor , is evidence of a Neolithic use of the land. Various finds from the Bronze and Iron Ages show a permanent settlement. The name Skaill is derived from the Old Norse expression for "hall". The names of all the surrounding farms are also derived from this language, which is why it is assumed that the lands have been permanently settled for over 1000 years.
After the execution of Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney for high treason in 1615, the lands fell to the Bishop of Orkney . Bishop George Graham built a simple mansion there in the 1620s. Graham's son became Laird of Orkney and the estate was inherited in the Orkney Laird line from that point on. Over the centuries the building has been continuously expanded. In 1997 the Skaill House opened after a six-year restoration phase. It can be rented as a holiday home or for receptions and events.
description
The mansion is isolated off the west coast of Mainland on the Bay of Skaill near Skara Brae and St Peter's Kirk . The oldest part of the building, built in the early 17th century, enclosed three sides of a courtyard. The individual parts of the building are mostly two-story and their facades are plastered with Harl . The gables are partly worked as a stepped gable . In the north there are stables. The south wing is partly built on a pre-Viking cemetery.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Information on Skaill House
Web links
- Skaill House online presence
- Entry on Skaill House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 59 ° 2 ′ 51.5 " N , 3 ° 20 ′ 11.6" W.