Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Teaninich Castle
Teaninich Castle — house in Highland, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Alness · 1.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Teaninich Castle is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Highland, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.6897°, -4.2647°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Teaninich Castle is situated north of the village of Evanton and just south of the town of Alness in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.
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Background
History
It is not known exactly how long a castle has been on the site of Teaninich Castle but it is thought to date back to at least the 16th century. In the 16th century, the lands in which Teaninich Castle is situated was an area known as Fyrish. In 1589, the lower quarter of the Fyrish lands were acquired from Sir William Keith of Delny by Hugh Munro 1st of Teaninich, son of John Munro 3rd of Coul, whose grandfather Hugh Munro 1st of Coul was a son of George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis (d.1452). These lands at first were just the lower quarter of Fyrish but eventually extended eastward towards the River Alness and Teaninich Castle was bought by the Munros in February 1660. The receipt for which…
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- Coordinates
- 57.6897, -4.2647
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV17 0NA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Nearest railway station
- Alness — 1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7691708 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Teaninich Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Teaninich House - geograph.org.uk - 1234834.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Teaninich Castle?
- Teaninich Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV17 0NA).
- Is Teaninich Castle a listed building?
- Teaninich Castle is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- How do I get to Teaninich Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Alness, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IV17 0NA.