Trumland
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Trumland is a Category B listed house and associated estate on Rousay
, in Orkney, Scotland, built in its present form in 1875. Designed by David Bryce
, the house was commissioned by Sir F W Traill-Burroughs
in 1870, as a new family home for himself on his return from India.
Overlooking the sound between Rousay and the island of Wyre
, the house is of a strong baronial design, with crow-stepped gable
s and canted windows, made from the local Rousay stone, with fine carved finials and architectural detailing. Built over three principal stories, with gable windows and dormers creating a fourth, the house utilized the first and second stories as the principal living and sleeping quarters for the owners, the majority of the ground floor and attics were made over to management of the house and estate.
Trumland passed from the Traill-Burroughs family in the 1920s, and was later purchased by the Grant family of Grant's
whisky, and was used as the summer residence for Mr Walter Grant, who also owned Highland Park whisky
in Kirkwall
, Orkney. Trumland was later sold again, and passed through a series of owners until a fire on 4 April 1985 caused the house considerable damage, leaving the property roofless and with the upper floors and principal rooms seriously damaged or destroyed. After re-roofing in 1985 the house was again sold, and passed un-restored through a series of owners until purchased by the present owners in 2002, who are now in the process of restoring the house and gardens to its previous form.
The gardens are open to the public every summer, and although the house in its present condition is not, it is hoped by the owners that in time it too will be available to visit.
Rousay
Rousay is a small, hilly island about north of Orkney's Mainland, off the north coast of Scotland, and has been nicknamed "the Egypt of the north", due to its tremendous archaeological diversity and importance....
, in Orkney, Scotland, built in its present form in 1875. Designed by David Bryce
David Bryce
David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner...
, the house was commissioned by Sir F W Traill-Burroughs
Frederick Traill-Burroughs
Lt-General Sir Frederick William Traill-Burroughs KCB CMG was a British army officer.-Early life:He was born in 1831, the eldest of five children, to General Frederick William Burroughs and Caroline de Peyron, at Fatehgarh on the banks of the Ganges not far from Cawnpore, India.-Military...
in 1870, as a new family home for himself on his return from India.
Overlooking the sound between Rousay and the island of Wyre
Wyre, Orkney
Wyre, also formerly spelt Weir, is one of the Orkney Islands, lying south-east of Rousay. It is and at its highest point. It is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the archipelago....
, the house is of a strong baronial design, with crow-stepped gable
Crow-stepped gable
A Stepped gable, Crow-stepped gable, or Corbie step is a stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable-end of a building...
s and canted windows, made from the local Rousay stone, with fine carved finials and architectural detailing. Built over three principal stories, with gable windows and dormers creating a fourth, the house utilized the first and second stories as the principal living and sleeping quarters for the owners, the majority of the ground floor and attics were made over to management of the house and estate.
Trumland passed from the Traill-Burroughs family in the 1920s, and was later purchased by the Grant family of Grant's
William Grant & Sons
William Grant & Sons Ltd. is an independent, family-owned Scottish company which distills Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits. It was established in 1887 by William Grant, and is now run by the descendants of the founder. It is the largest of the handful of Scotch whisky...
whisky, and was used as the summer residence for Mr Walter Grant, who also owned Highland Park whisky
Highland Park Single Malt
Highland Park Single Malt is a Scotch whisky distilled by Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall in Orkney, the most northerly whisky distillery in Scotland, half a mile north of that at Scapa. Blackwood Distillery in Shetland presently produces only gin and vodka .Highland Park has performed well at...
in Kirkwall
Kirkwall
Kirkwall is the biggest town and capital of Orkney, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty...
, Orkney. Trumland was later sold again, and passed through a series of owners until a fire on 4 April 1985 caused the house considerable damage, leaving the property roofless and with the upper floors and principal rooms seriously damaged or destroyed. After re-roofing in 1985 the house was again sold, and passed un-restored through a series of owners until purchased by the present owners in 2002, who are now in the process of restoring the house and gardens to its previous form.
The gardens are open to the public every summer, and although the house in its present condition is not, it is hoped by the owners that in time it too will be available to visit.