Knowledge

Lewiston, Highland

Source 📝

44: 60: 634: 67: 178: 314:
Much of Glenurquhart was part of the Balmacaan Estate (AKA: The Glen Urquhart Estate), owned by the Grant family of Seafield between 1509 and 1946. The estate It was rented to the wealthy American industrialist and local benefactor Bradley Martin late 19th and early 20th century and flourished in
331:
In 1767 Sir James Grant provided house stances for a new village called Lewiston after his eldest son, Lewis, the future 5th Earl of Seafield. In 1803, because of water supply problems and the unsightly appearance of the 30 houses, school and smiddy, it was decided to relocate the village to its
322:
In 1946 Bunloit Farm was separated from Balmacaan Estate and Bunloit Estate was formed round it. near the small settlement of Balbeg, located on the north west shore of Loch Ness, about 4 miles south of Drumnadrochit.
315:
the 1880s and 1890s, but went into decline after the 1920s. The estate then changed hands frequently enough that the issue was raised in parliament The best forestry wood had been felled during
694: 202: 319:
and the estate was dissolved in 1946. Balmacaan House, near Drumnadrochit, was abandoned soon afterwards set on fire by vandals in the 1960s and demolished in 1972.
99: 675: 568: 241: 585: 59: 190: 704: 226: 195: 668: 162: 126: 92: 661: 231: 207: 478: 140: 108: 28: 43: 641: 387: 116: 524: 298: 547: 417: 699: 290: 357:. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society 350: 167: 286: 183: 80: 645: 278: 688: 442: 282: 155: 633: 604: 316: 256: 243: 150: 460: 294: 132: 501: 606:
Transactions of the Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club
586:"Bunloit Farm, Bunloit, Drumnadrochit, Inverness, IV63 6XG" 649: 388:"Local History: Drumnadrochit, Scotland—The Appendix" 603:
Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club (1883).
201: 189: 177: 161: 149: 139: 125: 107: 91: 23: 569:"Loch Ness and mountains from a Highland estate" 669: 479:"Balmacaan Estate (Hansard, 26 October 1943)" 8: 695:Populated places in Inverness committee area 676: 662: 20: 281:, situated less than 1 mile southeast of 580: 578: 563: 561: 411: 409: 407: 405: 403: 401: 382: 380: 378: 376: 374: 372: 542: 540: 538: 519: 517: 515: 496: 494: 492: 341: 172: 148: 124: 90: 40: 437: 435: 433: 431: 200: 188: 176: 160: 138: 106: 7: 630: 628: 502:"Architecture Notes | Canmore" 332:present site by the river Coilty. 14: 632: 548:"Balmacaan House | Canmore" 525:"Balmacaan House | Canmore" 443:"Balmacaan House | Canmore" 66: 65: 58: 42: 349:Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. 1: 648:. You can help Knowledge by 418:"Balmacaan - Visiting Woods" 18:Human settlement in Scotland 93:OS grid reference 721: 627: 355:The Gazetteer for Scotland 217: 213: 173: 53: 41: 705:Highland geography stubs 609:. The Club. p. 108 590:www.ukpostcodecheck.com 644:location article is a 163:Postcode district 32: 461:"On Balmacaan Estate" 141:Sovereign state 79:Location within the 257:57.32212°N 4.4777°W 253: /  291:Scottish Highlands 657: 656: 483:api.parliament.uk 416:Trust, Woodland. 272: 271: 262:57.32212; -4.4777 109:Council area 712: 678: 671: 664: 636: 629: 619: 618: 616: 614: 600: 594: 593: 582: 573: 572: 565: 556: 555: 544: 533: 532: 521: 510: 509: 498: 487: 486: 475: 469: 468: 457: 451: 450: 439: 426: 425: 413: 396: 395: 384: 367: 366: 364: 362: 346: 310:Balmacaan Estate 297:council area of 268: 267: 265: 264: 263: 258: 254: 251: 250: 249: 246: 223: 135: 103: 102: 69: 68: 62: 46: 21: 720: 719: 715: 714: 713: 711: 710: 709: 685: 684: 683: 682: 625: 623: 622: 612: 610: 602: 601: 597: 584: 583: 576: 567: 566: 559: 546: 545: 536: 523: 522: 513: 500: 499: 490: 477: 476: 472: 459: 458: 454: 441: 440: 429: 415: 414: 399: 392:theappendix.net 386: 385: 370: 360: 358: 348: 347: 343: 338: 329: 312: 307: 287:Inverness-shire 261: 259: 255: 252: 247: 244: 242: 240: 239: 238: 221: 131: 121: 98: 97: 87: 86: 85: 84: 77: 76: 75: 74: 70: 49: 48:Linear cottages 37: 29:Scottish Gaelic 19: 12: 11: 5: 718: 716: 708: 707: 702: 697: 687: 686: 681: 680: 673: 666: 658: 655: 654: 637: 621: 620: 595: 574: 571:. 6 June 2019. 557: 552:canmore.org.uk 534: 529:canmore.org.uk 511: 506:canmore.org.uk 488: 470: 452: 447:canmore.org.uk 427: 422:Woodland Trust 397: 368: 340: 339: 337: 334: 328: 325: 311: 308: 306: 303: 293:and is in the 279:linear village 270: 269: 237: 236: 234: 229: 224: 222:List of places 218: 215: 214: 211: 210: 205: 199: 198: 193: 187: 186: 181: 175: 174: 171: 170: 165: 159: 158: 153: 147: 146: 145:United Kingdom 143: 137: 136: 129: 123: 122: 120: 119: 113: 111: 105: 104: 95: 89: 88: 78: 72: 71: 64: 63: 57: 56: 55: 54: 51: 50: 47: 39: 38: 36: 35: 25: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 717: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 692: 690: 679: 674: 672: 667: 665: 660: 659: 653: 651: 647: 643: 638: 635: 631: 626: 608: 607: 599: 596: 591: 587: 581: 579: 575: 570: 564: 562: 558: 553: 549: 543: 541: 539: 535: 530: 526: 520: 518: 516: 512: 507: 503: 497: 495: 493: 489: 484: 480: 474: 471: 466: 462: 456: 453: 448: 444: 438: 436: 434: 432: 428: 423: 419: 412: 410: 408: 406: 404: 402: 398: 393: 389: 383: 381: 379: 377: 375: 373: 369: 356: 352: 345: 342: 335: 333: 326: 324: 320: 318: 309: 304: 302: 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 283:Drumnadrochit 280: 276: 266: 235: 233: 230: 228: 225: 220: 219: 216: 212: 209: 206: 204: 197: 194: 192: 185: 182: 180: 169: 166: 164: 157: 156:Drumnadrochit 154: 152: 144: 142: 134: 130: 128: 118: 115: 114: 112: 110: 101: 96: 94: 82: 61: 52: 45: 34: 33:Blàr na Maigh 30: 27: 26: 22: 16: 650:expanding it 639: 624: 613:21 September 611:. Retrieved 605: 598: 589: 551: 528: 505: 482: 473: 464: 455: 446: 421: 391: 361:21 September 359:. Retrieved 354: 344: 330: 321: 313: 274: 273: 15: 327:The village 317:World War 2 277:is a small 260: / 689:Categories 351:"Lewiston" 336:References 245:57°19′20″N 700:Loch Ness 248:4°28′40″W 203:Ambulance 151:Post town 81:Inverness 642:Highland 465:Am Baile 299:Highland 295:Scottish 275:Lewiston 232:Scotland 208:Scottish 196:Scottish 184:Scotland 133:Scotland 117:Highland 100:NH509284 73:Lewiston 24:Lewiston 305:History 127:Country 285:, in 179:Police 168:IV63 6 640:This 646:stub 615:2019 363:2019 191:Fire 83:area 691:: 588:. 577:^ 560:^ 550:. 537:^ 527:. 514:^ 504:. 491:^ 481:. 463:. 445:. 430:^ 420:. 400:^ 390:. 371:^ 353:. 301:. 289:, 227:UK 31:: 677:e 670:t 663:v 652:. 617:. 592:. 554:. 531:. 508:. 485:. 467:. 449:. 424:. 394:. 365:.

Index

Scottish Gaelic

Lewiston is located in Inverness area
Inverness
OS grid reference
NH509284
Council area
Highland
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Post town
Drumnadrochit
Postcode district
IV63 6
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK
Scotland
57°19′20″N 4°28′40″W / 57.32212°N 4.4777°W / 57.32212; -4.4777
linear village
Drumnadrochit
Inverness-shire
Scottish Highlands
Scottish
Highland

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.