Ardverikie House is a 19th-century

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house in Kinloch Laggan,

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. The house was made famous as the fictional

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estate in the BBC series '' Monarch of the Glen''.

History

The lands historically belonged to

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. The 20th chief, Ewen Macpherson, leased Benalder and Ardverikie in 1844 to The 2nd Marquess of Abercorn, an Ulster-Scots peer, "one of the trend setters in the emerging interest in

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in Scotland." The Marquess expanded the original shooting lodge. He served as

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to Prince Albert, husband of

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, who along with the prince spent three weeks at Ardverikie in the late summer of 1847. In 1860, Lord Abercorn transferred the lease to

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, another stalking enthusiast, who lived there until his death in 1870. Sir John Ramsden purchased the Ardverikie and Benalder forests in 1871 for £107,500 (). In 1873, the house was destroyed by fire, and was rebuilt from 1874 to 1878. It was rebuilt in the popular style of

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, designed by the architect John Rhind. Ramsden's son, Sir John Frecheville Ramsden, inherited the lands after his father's death in 1914. The majority of the land was sold off following the two World Wars, and in 1956 Sir John transferred the Ardverikie Estate to a family company under the chairmanship of his son, Sir William Pennington-Ramsden. The company, Ardverikie Estate Limited, still owns and manages the estate today. The estate does business renting cottages and letting the property for weddings.

Filming location

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Estate in the BBC series '' Monarch of the Glen'', that ran for seven series from 2000 to 2005. It was also used in '' Miss Marple:'' '' A Murder is Announced'' (1985), the films ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (2011), and ''

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'' (2018). The estate has been featured in the series '' Outlander'', and in the first,

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, and fourth seasons of the

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drama ''

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'', standing in for the

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. During summer 2019, filming of ''

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'' was taking place in the town of

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and the surrounding

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with some scenes shot at the Ardverikie Estate. In October 2020 filming for ''

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'' special "Lochdown" took place at Ardverikie House, with presenters

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, and

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staying the night on the estate.

References

External links

* *{{official website, http://www.ardverikie.com Category A listed buildings in Highland (council area) Houses completed in 1878 Clan Macpherson Scottish baronial architecture

History

Filming location

See also

References

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