Relugas House, Edinkillie

[scotrootinheather]

Would anyone know how to obtain old photos/illustrations  of Relugas House / estate, late 1800's?

Thanks!
Heather

[The Mc]

I haven't found any old photos but you can rent it nowadays for £1,500 per month.....!

http://www.primelocation.com/uk-property-to-rent/details/id/spba169313/

[scotrootinheather]

Thanks so much !  thats a little out of my range !!! 

[runmerry]

there is one on   Scotlands Lost Country Houses website

http://www.slch.org.uk/


 Regards
  Jen

[Forfarian]

Try the Moray Local Heritage Centre http://www.moray.gov.uk/LocalHeritage/Assets/html_pages/morayheritage.html

Index is at http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp

[Forfarian]

I was in Elgin the other day and I had a look. There are several photographs of the old Relugas House, but all except two are copies of the same photograph as the one on the lost country houses web site. If you get in touch through the web site, they will make you photocopies of them at very modest cost.

[scotrootinheather]

Thank You Jen for the old postcard site.  The old house was considerable larger that the present one.

And Thank You to Forfarian,  for taking the time to look this up in Elgin! I did find the House listed and know now what information they do hold on it and have contacted them to see if I can purchase a scan to be emailed to me..  should be easier to do that than photocopy and snail mail to Canada.  Do you know if they do that?

I would love to visit this estate someday and the woods.  My Gt Gt Grandfather, Finlay McLeod was a gardener (labourer)  here and lived in Relugas Village, before and at the 1881 census time.  In the 1891 census they were in Lochaber, Rafford.

...with Appreciation, Heather

[Forfarian]

Do you know if they do that?

Checked today. Yes, they have a scanner and can scan old photographs, subject to copyright etc.

[ayresa1]

My great great grandfather George Cowie was the gardener at Relugas House until sometime in the 1860's when he and his family moved to Elgin.  Last year I visited Relugas and although the house is not the same one he would have known - it, together with the gardener's house, has been rebuilt - there are one or two features that are still the same - the ice house, the clock tower - and the tradesmen's entrance!!!!  I obtained a photograph of the house from the Moray Heritage Centre - if you have a chance to visit they are really helpful.