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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
Yes
EventsForChildren
No
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<p>On Doors Open Days visitors to Altyre will be given special access to a range of buildings throughout Altyre Estate. The history and development of the estate will be explained by local volunteers.<br /><br />A free mini-bus service, accessible for all, will circulate the estate at intervals, stopping at or near the various buildings that are open. Cyclists are welcome. Dog owners should leave their dogs at home as shaded parking areas cannot be guaranteed.</p><p>Buildings either open or part of the tour include:</p><p>Altyre House and Garden<br />Episcopal Chapel<br />Blairs Home Farm, Italian Steading and Clubhouse (pictured)<br />Blairs Cottages and Office Cottages<br />Foresters' Cottages, Cothall<br />Old Altyre Church<br />an Ogham Stone<br />Garden's Cottages, nos 1 and 2<br />Stables<br />Generator House</p><p>Toilets are available at the Clubhouse, Blairs and the Stables.</p>
OpeningTime1
various - TBC
ArchitectName
various
OpeningDate1
26/9/2009
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
11235
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
on the A940
AddressLine2
5 miles south of Forres
Postcode
IV36 2SQ
Parking
Yes
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Altyre Estate
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
moray
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2985
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,57.57001,-3.631699;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>Altyre has been owned since the 14th century by the Comyn (Cumming) family (Gordon Cumming from 1795).</p><p>In 1891 Sir William Gordon Cumming married his American fiancee, Florence Josaphine Garner, a cotton heiress, and they settled at Altyre. Until the Wall Street Crash of 1929, they spent lavishly on the estate, first commissioning the Inverness Arts and Crafts architect WL Caruthers, and then John Kinross, based in Edinburgh. Kinross is known for his elegant, finely detailed and executed designs.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
From 1891