Queen Mary's House

Queen Mary's House

ID: QZP40_3289_P228 DESCRIPTION: Mary Queen of Scots visited Inverness in 1562. Due to political troubles she was denied access to her own castle by the Earl of Huntly's Lieutenant-Governor. She is said to have found shelter in this house which was situated near the river. The house went through many alterations before it was demolished in 1968. The vaults of the house were incorporated into the entrance to the new building which was to house the offices of the Highlands and Islands Development Board. This engraving can be found in Invernessiana: Contributions toward A History of the Town and Parish of Inverness, from 1160 to 1599, by Charles Fraser-Mackintosh. It was digitised from the author's own copy, part of his book collection, which is now held at Inverness Library PLACENAME: Inverness OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Inverness and Bona DATE OF IMAGE: 1875 PERIOD: 1870s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations) Asset ID: 31752 KEYWORDS: