Historic houses · Scottish Islands
Brough Lodge
In or near Uyeasound.
Brough Lodge in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Ken Craig — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Brough Lodge is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Brough Lodge is a 19th-century Gothic mansion on Fetlar, one of the Shetland Islands, in northern Scotland. Built by the Nicolson family, who were responsible for clearing Fetlar of many of its inhabitants, it has been disused since the 1980s. The Brough Lodge Trust has recently started work to restore the building. The house is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
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Background
History
In 1805, parts of the island of Fetlar were acquired by the Nicolson family, a well-established Shetland family who also owned Papa Stour among other lands. The land was given to the Nicolsons by Andrew Bruce of Urie, in payment of a debt. Arthur Nicolson (1794–1863) evicted many of the island's tenants on his estate, enclosing the land for sheep farming. He lived at Urie in the north of the island, until Brough Lodge was completed around 1820. In 1826 he was recognised as a baronet, the heir of Sir James Nicolson, 7th Baronet, who had died in 1743. In 1997, a local initiative to restore the building was begun, and the Brough Lodge Trust was established. Lady Jean's heir transferred…
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- Coordinates
- 60.6125, -0.9421
Sources
- wikidata: Q4975765 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brough Lodge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brough Lodge?
- Brough Lodge is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is Brough Lodge?
- Brough Lodge in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Brough Lodge?
- Its coordinates are 60.6125°, -0.9421°.