Belmont House, Shetland

Belmont House is a former manor house in the southwest of the Scottish Shetland island of Unst. 1971 Belmont House was inducted into the Scottish lists of monuments in the highest category A.

History

Belmont House was built for Thomas Mouat, the son of the local laird. The designs of the finished 1777 building date from Mouat himself, who had previously traveled the Lothian region to familiarize yourself with the contemporary manor house architecture. The impressions received have been incorporated into both the design of the building, as well as in the arrangement of the outbuildings. Thus, the entrance gate located near the coast lie on an axis with Belmont House and the farm behind. In the early 19th century, the east wing was added. Except for this, the building is still in the same state. By the middle of the 20th century inhabited the Mouats itself Belmont House. Then sold the property and the buildings deteriorated rapidly. In particular, contributed storms in the 1990s at the moment. It is now owned by the nonprofit Belmont Trust, who restored it. It can be rented as a holiday home. Because of its preserved almost unchanged original architecture, Belmont House is among the architecturally important buildings in the Shetland Islands.