Our History
The name in gaelic means blue/green grove.
The property was historically a part of the Seafield estate, at one time the largest estate in Scotland stretching from the Moray Firth south to Carrbridge and beyond. There has been a dwelling house of sorts on the site for many years, certainly since back into the 19th century and possibly long before that. There are the remains of the local school still today near the entrance, indicating that a small rural community existed in the surrounding area. Today the nearest neighbouring property is Foregin farm, part of the Seafield estate situated about a
mile away.
In 1964, the property was acquired by Carol Sheena Dickson. Approximately 4.6 acres lying to the east of the burn were acquired from Viscount Reidhaven, and approximately 6 acres lying to the west of the burn from Viscountess Seafield. It is likely that during her tenure a Swedish wooden house was erected close to the original stone dwelling.
In ca.1972 the property was acquired by James Walker. The Walkers were resident in Barbados and used the property as a summer vacation bolthole. Jimmy was an architect and originally hailed from Aberdeen. Jill, his wife, is today a famous artist in Barbados and together they run art and craft shops in Barbados called Walkers‘ World. During their tenure a small extension was added to the wooden house.
In January 1999 the property was acquired by the Walls family who still own it today. In 2000 it was decided to demolish the existing property and to replace it on the same site with a modern, high spec, eco friendly wooden house. The house was designed very largely by Sheila Walls in conjunction with a local architect and with Campbell Downie a local house builder. It was one of the earliest houses in the north of Scotland to use a ground based heat pump, which was upgraded in 2019 to a more technologically advanced installation.
The house started to be rented on a commercial basis from January 2021.
“My favourite spot in the world”
Malcolm – endlessly
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