Balmacaan, Glen Urquhart

Balmacaan, Glen Urquhart

ID: QZP40_CARD_6039 DESCRIPTION: Balmacaan House. Whilst Balmacaan house had existed since the 16th Century the photograph depicts the house after it had been redeveloped in the 1850s, when it incorporated many features typical of Victorian architecture, such as the portico and Hellenic columns. Before this time it was a far smaller thatched house. During World War II this building hosted evacuees from urban areas. Unfortunately the building fell into such a bad state of disrepair by the early 1970s that it had to be demolished. PLACENAME: Glen Urquhart DISTRICT: Inverness OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Urquhart and Glenmoriston SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 37683 KEYWORDS: