public house
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and
inn
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...
Highland
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s of Scotland. The current building dates to the second half of the 20th century, but remnants of the previous structure — the "imposing" Glenelg Hotel (itself a rebuild),''Mackenzie's Guide to Inverness'', Alexander Mackenzie (1893) which was largely destroyed in a 1947 fire — still stand.Glenelg, Glenelg Inn – Canmore
Early
lessee
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s of the property include George Chaffey (around 1870) and Donald Macdonald Mackintosh (around 1893).
Christopher Main was the owner between 1985 and 2007.
It is believed that Dr.
Samuel Johnson
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and
James Boswell
James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 (New Style, N.S.) – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary the Englis ...
stayed here on their visit to the area in the 18th century.
The inn was listed in the 2017 and 2018 editions of ''
The Good Pub Guide
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The rear of the property stands on an inlet of the
strait
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of
Kyle Rhea
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.
Gallery
File:Glenelg Inn.jpg, The inn's frontage in 2014
File:Tree, boat and sheep at the Glenelg Inn (geograph 3959367).jpg, A view from the rear of the property in 2014
File:Advert in Mackenzie's Guide to Inverness.png, An 1893 advertisement for the Glenelg Hotel inside ''
Mackenzie
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's Guide to Inverness''. The property's
lessee
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