Abertarff House
| Abertarff House | |
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 Abertarff House | |
| Grid reference: | NH665453 |
| Location: | 57°28’42"N, 4°13’41"W |
| Built 1593 | |
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Abertarff House stands at 71 Church Street, Inverness, in Inverness-shire, in the Old Town on the east bank of the River Ness. Built in 1593, this is the earliest surviving house in Inverness, and indeed the town's oldest secular building.
Abertarff House was originally the town house for the Frasers of Lovat. In 1963 it was granted to the National Trust by the National Commercial Bank, and the Trust restoredthe house in 1966. For a while the Trust used the house as their regional headquarters.
The house displays the vernacular architecture of its time, with crow-stepped gables, known locally as "corbie steps", and as such it stands out as a unique example of a sixteenth century house in a much-renewed town. It is Category B listed.
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References
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Abertarff House
- Abertarff House - British Listed Buildings
- Why is this Inverness jewel lying empty? – Bill McAllister in the Inverness Courier