Balavil House (Belleville)

Alvie

Highlands

Scotland

Historic County: Inverness-shire

Start Date: 1790

Completion Date: 1796 w/1904 alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: James Macpherson
Garden & Outbuildings: The Balavil Estate today stands at 7,500 acres.
Architect: Robert Adam

Date of Birth: 1728
Date of Death: 1792
Nationality: British
Notes: The prolific Robert Adam was the son of William Adam, Sr., and one of the four Adam brothers. Robert is noted for having "Never once built a great house from scratch," though he was the "it" architect of the 1760s and 70s, with an impressive and aristocratic client list a mile long. The Georgian House, Edinburgh, is considered by many to be Adam's urban masterpiece. Among his finest works are the Library of Kenwood House, London; Culzean Castle, Ayrshire; the Library of Mellerstain House, Scottish Borders; Syon House, London; and Newby Hall in Yorkshire.

Date: 1790-96
Designed: House

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Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Category B

Park Listed: Not Listed
"Monarch of the Glen" (2000–05 - TV series, as Kilwillie).
Current Seat / Home of: Eric and Hannah Hereema; here since 2015.

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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