Photograph
from the Ross Family Collection
Braelangwell House
The corner of the house |
Braelangwell House
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Reproduced with permission of
Stephen Beadle
Braelangwell House |
This house
was used by the family of the early photographer, sportsman and MP,
Horatio Ross (1801-86), as a base for
hunting, shooting and fishing.
This photo comes from the Ross family collection, but Andrew Cowan,
a collector of Horatio Ross photographs believes that it probably
dates from 1900-1930. Here is another view of
the same house, also from the Ross family collection of photos:
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There was some debate as to which house this
might be, but the mystery has now been resolved. See 'Answer 4'
below.
Here is a recent
photograph of the house:
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Question |
This is the original question that was asked:
"Is the house in the photo above Gledfield Lodge?" |
Answer 1 |
Ian Mackenzie, Cheshire e-mailed me, telling me:
Yes?
"The house on your H. Ross photos is
Gledfield Lodge in Ardgay, now Sutherland. It is now owned by the Swaroski crystal
family"
'The Ian Mackenzie, Cheshire,
April 23, 2007
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Answer 2 |
Ross Macleod, who has a genealogy interest in the Parish of
Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, writes:
No?
"Without doubt, Horatio was at Gledfield in
1851.
It would be great if the photograph above
was Gledfield Lodge, but I'm not convinced that it is. There are
major differences between the photograph above and those below
Look at these images on other web sites:
- This
is a
postcard
of Gledfield Lodge, around 1920.
- This is a
modern view of Gledfield Lodge."
Ross Macleod: May 21, 2007
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Answer 3 |
Ian Mackenzie e-mailed me again on June 16, 2007, telling me:
Yes?
"The correspondence re Gledfield house is from
my son Andrew Mackenzie who lives about 300 metres from Gledfied House
'The Ian Mackenzie, Cheshire,
April 23, 2007
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Answer 4 |
Stephen Beadle, Gillingham, Kent wrote:
Braelangwell House
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"I would like to correct an error that other
people are thinking about Gledfield Lodge. The house is, in fact,
Braelangwell House. It is now a 'Bed & Breakfast'.
Stephen Beadle, Gillingham, Kent, England: November
14, 2007.
Stephen sent me several photographs taken by Mrs Horatio Ross around
Braelangwell House.
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'BED & BREAKFAST'
Braelangwell House was built by the Urquhart family in 1790. The
house with its lawns and walled gardens is in Ross-shire, 17 miles north
of Inverness. This web site shows the house offering
'bed and breakfast'. having been recently restored to its former
glory.
'FOR SALE'
The house was put on the market again in May 2007, with offers over
£1.2m being invited in this
'for sale' advert.
The house is currently 'under offer'
Peter Stubbs: November 23, 2007
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Garden
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This photograph from the same
Ross Family Collection as the house (above) may well have been takin in
the grounds of Braelangwell House. |
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