Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Lethen House

Lethen House, an 18th century mansion in Auldearn parish, Nairnshire, near the left bank of the Muckle Burn, 5 miles SE of Nairn. Comprising a large three-story centre, with lower wings, and with beautifully wooded grounds, it is the seat of Alexander Brodie, Esq. (b. 1876; suc. 1880), who holds 22,378 acres in Nairn and 1304 in Elgin shires, valued at £4947 and £1121 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 84, 1876.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an 18th century mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Auldearn ScoP       Nairnshire ScoCnty
Place: Lethen

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