Fassfern House

Fassfern House is an early to mid-18th century house with substantial additions and alterations made in the 19th century. The south-facing main facade is arranged as three blocks of three bays each, with a projecting rear wing. The central two-storey, three-bay section represents the oldest part of the house. It is symmetrical, with narrow windows and a central doorway that has been blocked and replaced with a window. The rear elevation has small windows; two are visible on each floor.

To the west of the central block is another two-storey range, slightly higher than the centre, with an attached rear wing. Extending to the east is a single-storey portion with an attic. Most windows have 12 panes of glass, and the roof is slate-covered, with renewed stacks.

Behind the house are two long, single-storey steading ranges arranged at right angles to each other. These are also harled. A rubble-walled garden lies to the rear of the house.

Historically, Prince Charles Edward Stuart spent one night at Fassifern (previously spelled Fassifern) during the Jacobite rising of 1745. Further information can be found in Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland and Donald MacCulloch’s Romantic Lochaber.