Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Lemlair House
In or near Evanton.
Lemlair House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Brian MacLennan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dingwall · 4.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lemlair House 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
Lemlair House is a mansion house in the parish of Kiltearn, Ross-shire, in the Highland council area of the Scottish Highlands.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
A 17th century manuscript of the Clan Mackenzie claims that the Mackenzies burnt the Clan Munro lands of Lemlair in the aftermath of the Battle of Logiebride in 1597. The lands of Lemlair were made into a barony direct from the Crown in 1643 for Colonel John Munro of Lemlair who was a leading supporter of the National Covenant and who opposed Charles I of England's church innovations. In 1738 the lands of Lemlair reverted to the chief of the Clan Munro and later went through a period of Mackenzie ownership when it was connected with the neighboring Mountgerald. It was later bought back by another member of the Munro family. The name "Lemlair" is thought to come from the Gaelic for "a bare…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.6275, -4.3842
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV15 9TT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Nearest railway station
- Dingwall — 4.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6521177 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lemlair House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lemlair House?
- Lemlair House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV15 9TT).
- What is Lemlair House?
- Lemlair House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lemlair House?
- The nearest railway station is Dingwall, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode IV15 9TT.
- How do I get to Lemlair House?
- The nearest railway station is Dingwall, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IV15 9TT.