The Centre of a Thousand Legends: A Short History of Boleskine House
By Andrew Wiseman Boleskine Vol. I-III
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Planning Permission Granted by Highland Council
The South Planning Applications Committee for the Highland Council met on 8 December and granted The Boleskine House Foundation planning permission to enter into its next stage of restoration. The permission granted gives the go-ahead to restore Boleskine House’s external envelope, including roofing the building and installing the very impressive Georgian-style timber sash windows
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Statement 7 November 2020
The Boleskine House Foundation SCIO is a registered charity with the OSCR with number SC049568. Its aims are educational and according to its constitution include: (a) The restoration and preservation of the Boleskine House estate; and (b) To advance the education of the public in the subject of local Scottish history, with particular emphasis on
Read MoreSupport for Boleskine House restoration received from Historic Environment Team of the Highland Council
We are delighted to announce that the Historic Environment Team of the Highland Council have supported the plans for our conservation-led approach to the rebuild of Boleskine House’s outer shell. Commenting on the proposals publicly, they said: “The proposal is to reinstate the external envelope of Boleskine House, a fire-damaged Listed Building that is at
Read MoreRemoval of Dangerous Buildings Notice on Boleskine House
On 7 January 2016 Boleskine House was given a Dangerous Buildings Notice pursuant to the powers granted to the Highland Council under the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. The reason for this was because of how unsafe the structure had become after the first fire a few weeks prior. On 22 July 2020 we applied to
Read MoreCharity Accounts filed and Independent Examination undertaken
Under statutory requirements, the accounts of Scottish charities must be externally scrutinised by someone who is independent of the charity. This person reviews the charity’s accounts and produces a report, attached to the charity’s accounts submitted to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. These reports highlight any issues to the OSCR should any arise. External scrutiny
Read MoreScaffolding erected to Boleskine House
We have now erected a scaffold around the entire perimeter of Boleskine House, enabling works to be planned for the consolidation of the stone wall head. A team of scaffolders from local firm Northscaff Ltd have worked for several weeks to design and then build the scaffold on site. This comes at considerable cost, but
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Chimney works at Boleskine House complete
After a number of detailed discussions with the Highland Council in relation to the standing chimney in the ‘drawing room’, we have now completed the works to preserve this part of the building. After erecting a structural scaffold around the chimney and gable, we then appointed masons from Harper and Allan Masonry Ltd to work
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Render removed from Boleskine House
Following the grant of listed building consent under application reference 20/01665/LBC, we have now completed the removal of all of the concrete render from the building. Our professionally appointed masons from Harper and Allan Masonry Ltd did all of the removal works, and four volunteers helped to collect all of the concrete off the floor
Read MoreA reminder about our purpose and constitution
The Boleskine House Foundation SCIO is a Scottish charitable organisation, and operates independently of any other organisation. Its aims are educational in nature and as stated in our constitution our purposes include: (a) The restoration and preservation of the Boleskine House estate; and (b) To advance the education of the public in the subject of
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