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Latitude: 58.2996 / 58°17'58"N
Longitude: -3.3448 / 3°20'41"W
OS Eastings: 321277
OS Northings: 935343
OS Grid: ND212353
Mapcode National: GBR L63S.NJP
Mapcode Global: WH6F3.LNG9
Plus Code: 9CCR7MX4+R3
Entry Name: Forse House
Listing Name: Forse House Hotel
Listing Date: 13 April 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 339962
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7946
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200339962
Location: Latheron
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Parish: Latheron
Traditional County: Caithness
Tagged with: House
Earlier-mid 18th century, 3-storey and attic, 5-bay
symmetrically fronted mansion, with large early 19th
century rear block of 2 storeys, with 4-bay west facade
together with various single and 2-storey additions forming
rambling rear. All harled with painted tooled margins.
Main block with centre door masked by painted polished ashlar
portico supported by paired Roman Doric columns with corniced entablature. Wide centre entrance with fanlight. Windows
paired in outer bays; symmetrical 2-windowed (some blind)
east and west gables. 3 later 19th century bargeboarded
dormers; symmetrical ridge and end stacks; projecting gabled
rear stair well with ball finial at apex.
Early 19th century block has piended dormers breaking
wallhead, rear paired gabled wallhead stacks and piended
platform roof.
12-pane glazing; slate roofs.
Interior; main house has some decorative plaster cornices;
rear stair-well with simple cast-iron balustrade with palmette
detailing of late 18th-early 19th century date.
Estate belonged to Sutherlands of Forse. Mansion now a hotel.
"an elegant new house built by Captain Sutherland" (1774).
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