Forests & woodlands · Scottish Highlands
Glencripesdale Estate
Glencripesdale Estate in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Glencripesdale Estate is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, 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
The Glencripesdale Estate is a country estate situated along the south side of Loch Sunart, a sea loch in the west highlands of Scotland. Today, the Isle of Càrna is the last remaining part of a once huge 26,000-acre (110 km2) acre deer forest, river and grousemoor bought in 1870 by the three Newton brothers, T. H. Goodwin, William III, and Canon Horace Newton of Barrells Hall and Holmwood, Redditch, ancestors of the current family, who are also of direct Milward's Needles descent.
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Background
History
The Glencripesdale Estate once stretched for 20 mi along the entire south side of Loch Sunart, and the entire east side of Loch Teacuis. The estate comprised the estates of Glencripesdale, Liddesdale and Laudale (16,000 acres) and also Rahoy and Kinlochteacus (10,000 acres). The total estate measured 41 sqmi, with waterside access to over 20 mi of coastline. The highlight of the Estate was Glencripesdale House/Castle which was the mansion the Newton brothers built to house their family and staff. During the three main months of Summer when the family were in occupation over 100 staff were employed locally running the estate covering its sporting side, Yachts and land and property…
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- Coordinates
- 56.6680, -5.8070
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- PH36 4JQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
- wikidata: Q5568280 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glencripesdale Estate (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glencripesdale Estate?
- Glencripesdale Estate is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode PH36 4JQ).
- What is Glencripesdale Estate?
- Glencripesdale Estate in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Glencripesdale Estate?
- Drivers can use postcode PH36 4JQ.
- Is Glencripesdale Estate free to visit?
- Yes, Glencripesdale Estate is free to enter.
- How do I get to Glencripesdale Estate?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH36 4JQ. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.