ID:ROMGH_PA_94_285_P48DESCRIPTION:Muirtown House is a mansion house on the north-west side of Inverness dating from the early 19th century. It was built and possibly designed by Major Hugh Robert Duff, who edited 'The Culloden Papers' and erected the Clachnaharry Monument. Joseph Mitchell described him as 'an able man but somewhat eccentric'.
Hugh Robert Duff married a Sarah Louise Forbes of Culloden; the initials HRD and SLF, along with the date 1805, can be seen on the west face of the central tower of the mansion. The Duff coat-of-arms is visible above the main entrance porch with its fluted Doric columns.
The building was begun in 1800 but various alterations and additions, in different architectural styles, were made to it between then and 1851. When the property was advertised for let in 1874, it was described as follows:
'Muirtown House, containing Drawing-Room, Dining-Room, Study or Smoking-Room, and Nine Bedrooms, in addition to ample accommodation for servants. There are also a Garden and Conservatory, with Stables, Coach-House, Harness-Room, and Coachman's House.'
Muirtown House is now a Category B Listed Building subdivided into eight separate apartments.
This image may be available to purchase. For further information about purchasing and prices please email Groam House MuseumPLACENAME:InvernessOLD COUNTY/PARISH:INVERNESS: Inverness and BonaSOURCE:Groam House MuseumCOLLECTION:Groam House Museum Photographic CollectionAsset ID:39357KEYWORDS:
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