Earlier Houses: An earlier house, Achnacarry Castle, sited near the current house, was burned by the Duke of Cumberland's troops in 1746, after the Battle of Culloden.

Built / Designed For: Donald Cameron, XXII Chief of Clan Cameron

House & Family History: In the 1920s a major price war erupted among the world's largest oil companies. At a secret meeting in August of 1928 at Achnacarry, an agreement was reached between Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (later the British Petroleum Company), and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (later Exxon) to fix the price of world oil through production quotas. The result, called the Achnacarry Agreement (aka the As-Is Agreement), was signed on September 17, 1928, and is considered the foundation of the international oil cartel. During World War II Achnacarry House was home to the Commando Basic Training Centre of the British Army, which, between 1942 and 1945, trained over 25,000 commandos (British, American, French, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, and Belgian), many of whom were part of Operation Overlord.

House Listed: Category B

Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape

Current Seat / Home of: Donald Cameron of Lochiel

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, 1655-1715; Sir John Cameron of Lochiel, 1715; Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 1715-46. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Donald Cameron, XXII Chief of Clan Cameron, until circa 1825; Donald Cameron, 23rd Lochiel, 1825-58; Donald Cameron, 24th Lochiel, 1858-1905.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No