Coul House
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Coul House (1821-)Description
This large country house is now Coul House Hotel . The house was built in 1821 for Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, 7th Baronet.
When the Dingwall and Skye Railway was promoted in 1864 Sir William Mackenzie 9th Baronet, then the owner of Coul House, was initially supportive. He withdrew his support of the route which would pass through four miles of his land and within a quarter mile of Coul House. This route would have taken the the line through Strathpeffer and Contin.
In particular, he objected to the route from Dingwall and thought the line should start at Muir of Ord and follow the River Conon, avoiding his house and making the route shorter.
The line was obliged to take the more operationally difficult route via Raven Rock Summit and miss passing close to Strathpeffer. A second Act of 29 May 1868 confirmed the new route. Mackenzie died aged 62 on 21 December 1868, before the line opened on 19 August 1870.
The route of the line passes around 2.5 miles north of the house.
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House Hotel| Nearby stations Strathpeffer [2nd] Achterneed Conon Bridge Garve Muir of Ord Dingwall Muir of Ord Market Stance Platform Alcaig Beauly Redcastle Clunes Culbokie Lochluichart [1st] Foulis Lochluichart | Raven Rock Summit Blackwater Viaduct Fodderty Junction Yard Fodderty Junction Luichart Power Station Conon Bridge Viaduct Tourist/other Elsick House Highland Hotel [Strathpeffer] Rogie Falls Raven Rock Knockfarrel Fort Loch Garve Brae House Strathgarve Lodge Conan House |
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