Invererne House

Invererne House is a large, symmetrical three-bay house of 1818, built on the site of an earlier structure. It is two storeys high with a raised basement. The exterior is faced in tooled ashlar with polished ashlar dressings and margins. The central bay is wider and slightly projected, topped with a wide, open pediment. The base of the pediment is supported by paired giant pilasters with stylised, foliated capitals, and an oculus sits in the centre of the tympanum. A splayed flight of steps, with a decorative cast-iron balustrade, leads to the main entrance, which is framed by a tripartite doorpiece with panelled pilasters, those on either side featuring stylised, foliated capitals. A continuous entablature breaks forward above the door; the side lights have Gothic glazing, and a keystoned, Gothic traceried fanlight sits above the entrance. A keystoned Venetian window is on the first floor, flanked by reeded Corinthian pilasters, with a blocked cill and decorative tracery to the centre light. Moulded window surrounds are consistent across the front ground and first floor fenestration. The return gables feature regular window openings, with six-pane glazing to the raised basement and 12-pane glazing elsewhere, decorative glazing to the centre bay fenestration. Ashlar quoins are present, along with a band course above the raised basement. The deep eaves have a cornice and blocking course; urns crown the pediment. Corniced wallhead stacks are at the ends, and a piended slate roof tops the building, set on a platform.

The interior features an entrance hall leading to a stairhall with a cantilevered staircase; it has decorative cast-iron balusters and a polished wooden handrail. The drawing room display decorative plaster ceiling cornices and a central rose, beaded panelled dado with reeded detailing, and beaded panelling to window shutters and doors. It also has a white marble chimney piece. The dining room has similar decorative detailing. Some alterations have occurred to the front first-floor rooms and landing.

The house was formerly known as Tannachy and belonged to the Tulloch family from the 16th to the 18th centuries. It was sold in 1772 to Alexander Urquhart of Maryland, USA, and bought in 1817 by General William Grant, who constructed the current mansion. Following his death in 1832, the estate was sold to Colonel Peter Grant, who married Mary Anne Peterkin of Grange, and took the name Grant Peterkin. The property's name was changed from Tannachy to Invererne by 1834.