Monument record MHG21223 - Corrour Lodge
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 4120 6970 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN46NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMONIVAIG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Corrour Lodge built 1894 and burnt down April 1942. New lodge built on same site 1959.
Architect:- Reginald Fairlie 1935. Alterations and additions for Sir John Stirling Maxwell.
Photocopied letter from a collection of correspondence between Sir John Stirling Maxwell and Reginald Fairlie,(bib no 26978),
RF MSS NMRS Letter 46:
'This house was first built architects Wharrig and Colledge Glasgow 1897-8 It was altered and enlarged at various times from 1905 to 1936. It was destroyed by fire April 1942 and rebuilt 19?? Architect Reginald Fairlie RSA LLD.'
R Fairlie Mss NMRS:
'I interfered so much in the first building that Frank Colledge never had a chance but we must in gratitude record his name as he took a lot of trouble and gave us a good job'
The NMRS records the proposed site of a recreation hall at c.NN 412 697 as depicted on plans, sections and elevations dating from 1939 (NN46NW 2). The exact location of the proposed hall is not known. <1>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG2064 Text/Publication/Volume: Corrour Estate. 1995. Corrour Estate, Fort William, Inverness-shire: [sale partriculars].
- --- SHG2065 Text/Correspondence: Corrour House and Pollok House. {n.d.}. {Correspondence concerning work for Sir John Stirling Maxwell at Corrour and Pollok by Reginald Fairlie}.
- --- SHG2500 Text/Publication/Volume: Maxwell, Sir J S. 1938. Shrines and homes of Scotland.
- --- SHG3442 Text/Publication/Serial: 1980. Country Life, Vol 174, July 24 1980.
- <1> SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: RCAHMS. Canmore, online database of the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). 214660.
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Record last edited
Apr 3 2014 12:56PM
