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LOCATION: Inverewe
PERIOD: 2000s
DISTRICT: Gairloch
OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS:Gairloch
CONTRIBUTOR: Jamie Gaukroger
COLLECTION NAME: Jamie Gaukroger
CREATOR: Jamie Gaukroger
IMAGE CREATED: 11 August 2006
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Inverewe Garden in located on a small peninsula at Loch Ewe, 1.5 km north of Poolewe.

Inverewe Garden was established by Osgood MacKenzie, the son of Sir Francis MacKenzie, the laird of Gairloch. Osgood MacKenzie was twenty years old when, with his mother's assistance, he purchased the Inverewe and Kernsary estate in 1862. Due to the exposed nature of the location, MacKenzie planted approximately 100 acres of trees on the estate, which created a sheltered environment that allowed him to grow a variety of plant and tree species from around the world. He also reclaimed an area of seashore to create a large walled garden.

After MacKenzie's death in 1922, the garden was maintained and developed by his daughter, Mairi Sawyer. Before her death in 1953, ownership was transferred to the National Trust for Scotland.



IDENTIFIER: PC_GAUKROGER_001


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