Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Inverness HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess No Activities <p>For Doors Open Days there will be a temporary exhibition and talks each day at 1330 on the history of the house and the street - no need to book</p> OpeningTime1 11am to 6pm OpeningDate1 31/8/2019 OpeningDate2 1/9/2019 OpeningTime2 11am to 6pm IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 17210 Refreshments No Street The street address Church Street Postcode IV1 1EU Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess Yes NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Abertarff House Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived highlandinvernesssurroundingarea Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2764 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,57.47918,-4.227539; Description An account of the resource <p>Built in 1593, the oldest house in Inverness has witnessed the Covenanting times, Jacobite risings and two world wars - if only the walls could talk!</p><p>Abertarff is the oldest house in Inverness. Tucked away on Church Street it's a 2.5 storey town house with a projecting turnpike stairway. It was owned briefly by the Fraser of Lovat Family, whose clansmen fought on the Jacobite side at the Battle of Culloden.</p><p>In the 19th Century the building was acquired by the Commercial Bank of Scotland but after being split up for housing, the site fell into disrepair. It was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland in 1963 and the building was restored by the Trust in 1966.</p><p>Over the past 50+ years, Abertarff House has been used for many things including the headquarters for An Comunn Gaidhealach (The Gaelic Association), a shop and the Trust's regional headquarters.</p><p>Talks each day on the history of the building and street each day at 1330 which do not need to be booked</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1593