Gardens · Scottish Highlands
Tarbat House
In or near Tain.
Tarbat House — a garden in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
Dave Thompson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Fearn · 6.5 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Tarbat House is a garden of interest in scotland-highlands, 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
Tarbat House is a Category A listed building in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. A three-story stone mansion in the neoclassical style, it was built in 1787 by the Edinburgh architect James McLeran for John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod. The house is located approximately 500m from the village of Milton near Invergordon.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
's mansion which previously occupied the site]] Tarbat House was erected on the site of a previous mansion which had been built for George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie in the late 17th century on the grounds of the demolished Milntown Castle. When George Mackenzie had bought the Milntown estate in 1656, he renamed it New Tarbat after Tarbat Castle, the family's original seat in Tarbat. Some of the remains of George Mackenzie's mansion were incorporated into the new one. Concurrent with the construction of the new house, Lord MacLeod planted thousands of new forest and fir trees on the estate. Some of the final building work on the house was unfinished when he died in 1789 after a…
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- Coordinates
- 57.7354, -4.0677
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV18 0SF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Nearest railway station
- Fearn — 6.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q18163260 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tarbat House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Milntown Castle
Castles · 0.3 km
1-7 Milton Mill, Milton
Watermills · 0.6 km
Church, Milton
Historic churches · 0.6 km
James Maclean Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.3 km
Parish Church, Kilmuir Easter
Historic churches · 1.3 km
Kilmuir Easter War Memorial
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Balnagown Castle
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King James Bridge
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Logie Easter War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 2.2 km
Nigg Bay
Natural landmarks · 2.3 km
Nigg Bay
Mountains & hills · 2.6 km
Pier, Balintraid
Piers · 3.8 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tarbat House?
- Tarbat House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV18 0SF).
- What is Tarbat House?
- Tarbat House — a garden in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tarbat House?
- The nearest railway station is Fearn, about 6.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode IV18 0SF.
- How do I get to Tarbat House?
- The nearest railway station is Fearn, about 6.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IV18 0SF.