Luxury Castles & Country Houses in Britain- Scotland
Dochfour
Invernesshire
Superb seafront position
Photo-shoot elegance
Sleeps 21 - 20 minutes from Inverness airport 5 Double bedrooms 4 Twin rooms 3 Single rooms 9 Bathrooms.
Dochfour has been an ancestral home of the Baillie family since the mid 1400's. The present owner is the Hon. Alexander Baillie, younger son of The Lord Burton. The original house was burnt down during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, and the building of the present house commenced around 1780.
INTRODUCTION
The House is run as a family home by Alexander Baillie and his wife Gigina who welcome visitors and guests from around the world to share in some of the magic of Dochfour and its fabulous surroundings and to savour its fascinating history. The estate can arrange a wide variety of activities both locally and further afield, from traditional sporting pursuits such as shooting and stalking to off-roading and golf.
CORPORATE EVENTS
Bordered by Lochs and Mountains, yet only 5 miles from Inverness City Centre and 20 minutes from Inverness Airport, Dochfour provides an idyllic and practical setting for exclusive corporate events, from board meetings to product launches and dinners for up to 150.
Sleeps 21 and caters for up to 150
20 minutes from Inverness airport
Impressives state rooms and hallway
2 libraries
Permanent waste hook up for mobile toilets
Over 15 miles of tarmac roads within the estate
50 miles of forestry roads for off-roading
Stunning gardens
STAFF
The family traces its ancestry back to the de Baliols who came over with William the Conqueror in 1066. The de Baliol's connections with Scotland began with the coronation of John de Baliol (born 1292) as King of Scotland. William de Baliol fought with William Wallace to whom he was related and as a result lost his lands in England. Alexander Baillie's great grandmother, Baroness Burton, being titled in her own right, married a Baillie of Dochfour, thus bringing the title into the family.
Today Dochfour is set in mature parkland and boasts stunning views over Loch Ness. The current house was rebuilt following the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. The part of the house facing Loch Ness is therefore Georgian and the house was then significantly extended in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The house and garden are mentioned in Queen Victoria's Highland Journals. Prince Albert reported to the Queen that he found it 'Beautiful, the house elegant, with a fine garden'. The garden contains some magnificent specimen trees which have been authenticated as some of the tallest in the Highlands.
ACTIVITIES
Fishing
Close to some of Scotland's finest and best known Salmon rivers.
Shooting
Pheasant shooting - Some of the tallest and most testing targets in Scotland.
Stalking
Red, Sika and Roe Deer
Golf
Many famous courses in the area including Royal Dornoch.
Walking
Stunning and varied countryside to explore and of course Loch Ness for boat trips - Keep your camera handy for Nessie!
Ancestral Homes
Gardens, Clan centres and Castles are in abundance.
Music
Theatre in Inverness.
Off roading
Mountain biking and off roading on the many estate roads.
DISTANCES
5 minutes Inverness City Centre
20 minutes from Inverness Airport
BOOKING & MORE INFORMTION
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