Monument record MHG8356 - Site of Achnasheen Station Hotel
Summary
The site of Achnasheen Station Hotel, built in 1871 and destroyed by fire in the latter part of the 20th century.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 16411 58547 (30m by 27m) (Centred) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH15NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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Full Description
The Achnasheen Station Hotel by Alexander Ross was built in 1871 and subsequently extended by William Roberts in 1898. <1>
Local folklore has it that when Queen Victoria visited the area in September 1877 the landlord of the hotel, one McIver, refused to supply a change of horses as it was the Sabbath. The facts are that she arrived on a Wednesday and left the following Tuesday. The only changes of horse were at Kinlochewe in both directions. The hotel was destroyed by fire and demolished some time after 1969. <2>
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 3 2009 12:27PM
