Achnacarry House (Achnacarry Castle)

Caol, near Fort William

Highlands

Scotland

Historic County: Inverness-shire

Circa Date: 1802-37 w/late 19th century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

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

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

House & Family History: On September 17, 1928 the Achnacarry Agreement, an early agreement of global oil producers to set production quotas, was signed here. During World War II Achnacarry House was home to the Commando Basic Training Centre, which, between 1942 and 1945, trained over 25,000 commandos (British, American, French, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, and Belgian).
Architect: Alexander Ross

Date of Birth: Jul 9, 1834
Date of Death: May 19, 1925
Nationality: British
Notes: Ross was a Scottish architect who practiced primarily in the 19th century. He was educated at Inverness Royal Academy and Bell's Institution and articled to James Ross of Inverness, whose practice he took over in 1853, when he began an independent practice. Ross was in partnership with Robert John Macbeth and John Alister Ross.

Date: Late 19th century
Designed: Alterations and additiions

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Architect: James Gillespie Graham

Date of Birth: 1777
Date of Death: 1855
Nationality: British
Notes: Graham was a Gothic Revival architect with a large practice in Scotland. He specialized in Gothic churches and castellated country houses and was the leading practitioner of the Picturesque castle style house in the second and third decades of the 19th century.

Date: 1802-37
Designed: House

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House Listed: Category B

Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
"Effie Gray" (2014).
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

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