| Ardverikie House | |
|---|---|
 Ardverikie House | |
| Coordinates | 56°57′21″N4°27′14″W / 56.9557°N 4.4540°W /56.9557; -4.4540 |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 10 May 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB6910 |
  Location in the Highlands | |
Ardverikie House is a 19th-centuryScottish baronial house inKinloch Laggan, Newtonmore,Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands. The house was made famous as the fictionalGlenbogle estate in theBBC seriesMonarch of the Glen.[1]
The lands historically belonged toClan Macpherson. The 20th chief, Ewen Macpherson, leased Benalder and Ardverikie in 1844 toThe 2nd Marquess of Abercorn, anUlster-Scots peer, "one of the trend setters in the emerging interest indeer stalking in Scotland." TheMarquess expanded the original shooting lodge. He served asGroom of the Stool toPrince Albert, husband ofQueen Victoria, who along with the prince spent three weeks at Ardverikie in the late summer of 1847, during theGreat Famine in Lord Abercorn's native Ireland.[2]
In 1860, Lord Abercorn transferred the lease toLord Henry Bentinck, another stalking enthusiast, who lived there until his death in 1870.[2]
Sir John Ramsden purchased the Ardverikie and Benalder forests in 1871 for £107,500 (equivalent to £12,643,155 in 2023). In 1873, the house was destroyed by fire, and was rebuilt from 1874 to 1878. It was rebuilt in the popular style ofScottish baronial architecture, designed by the architectJohn Rhind.[2][3]
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.[2]
Ardverikie House and its estate have been used as a location for filming. It is most recognisable as theGlenbogle Estate in theBBC Television seriesMonarch of the Glen, that ran for seven series from 2000 to 2005. It was also used inMiss Marple:A Murder is Announced (1985), the filmsMrs Brown (1997),Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), andOutlaw King (2018).[4] The estate has been featured in the seriesOutlander,[5] and in thefirst,second,fourth,fifth andsixth seasons ofThe Crown, standing in forBalmoral Castle.[6]
During summer 2019, filming ofNo Time to Die was taking place in the town ofAviemore and the surroundingCairngorms National Park with some scenes shot at the Ardverikie Estate.[7][8]
In October 2020, filming forThe Grand Tour special "Lochdown" took place at Ardverikie House, with presentersJeremy Clarkson,Richard Hammond, andJames May staying the night on the estate.[9][10]
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