Holland House, Papa Westray

The Holland estate was purchased by Thomas Traill in 1637. He built his first house just north of the Holland House. The estate remained in the possession of the Traill family until 1952. George Traill built a larger house on the estate, from 1810 to 1814. When Trail's kelp-processing business declined in the 1830s, he expanded the farm complex. During this time period, Traill constructed a horse engine house, probably the first horse-powered threshing mill in Orkney.

Holland Farm is a historic estate and farm complex located south of Mickelgarth village on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The present house was built between the years 1810 to 1814 by the Traill family of Holland. The Traill family owned the island of Papa Westray from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. The family is buried in the Traill family burial-section inside nearby St Boniface's Church. The original two-storey house with crow-stepped gables was built as a laird's house. The house was constructed with harled flagstone rubble. Connected to the west gable is a single-storey addition to the house, joined by an extension to a low two-storey stepped gabled…