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Symbister House
Symbister House in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Symbister House 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
Symbister House is a former country house in Symbister, Whalsay island, in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It was built in 1823 by the Bruce family who were lairds (landlords) of the island for about 300 years from the 16th century. Since 1964 it has been the Whalsay Secondary School, after it fell into disuse following the death of the last of the landlord occupants of the house in 1944. Built in an elegant Georgian architectural style, it is categorized officially as a category B Listed Building and heritage structure.
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Background
History
The Bruce family who came to Whalsay in the 17th century owned the entire island. They owned the island for nearly 300 years. They employed local people to carry out fishing operations for commercial purposes. This remains part of the island's folklore. Ghost stories are also narrated of this place, including that of an old sailor who was murdered for arguing with the gardener of the house during a game of cards. The Bruce family took up the ambitious project of building Symbister House in 1823 in a grand Georgian architectural style with brown coloured granite stones chiseled into square blocks. They employed local labour for the construction, yet it cost the huge sum of £30,000, as they…
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- Coordinates
- 60.3401, -1.0189
- Address
- Whalsay, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Established
- 1823
Sources
- wikidata: Q7661141 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Symbister House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Symbister House?
- Symbister House is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- When was Symbister House built?
- Built or established in 1823.
- Who owns Symbister House?
- Symbister House is owned by | designation1 =Category B listed building.