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Leys Castle, a fine modern mansion in the detached section of Croy and Dalcross parish, Inverness-shire, 3½ miles SSE of Inverness. Standing 520 feet above sea-level, it commands a beautiful view of mountain and valley, water and wood. Its owner, John Baillie Baillie, Esq. (b. 1835; suc. 1865), holds 2142 acres in the shire, valued at £1683 per annum.Ord. Sur., sh. 84, 1876.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a fine modern mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Croy and Dalcross ScoP Inverness Shire ScoCnty |
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