Belmont House, Shetland

Belmont House is a neo classical Georgian Country House Estate on the island of Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, [United Kingdom] and also of Scandinavia. It was constructed in 1775 by Shetland landowner Thomas Mouat of Garth who was a local Shetlander. The Estate has been described as "possibly the most ambitious, least-altered classical mansion in the Northern Isles." The house was restored from a derelict state between 1996 and 2010 by the community and local interest groups and Trust. The house is now owned and run by Martin Wilson who uses the house as his home but also, from time to time, as a venue for events and for bed and breakfast.

Belmont House
Belmont House
Coordinates60.6876°N 0.9673°W / 60.6876; -0.9673
Listed Building – Category A
Designated13 August 1971
Reference no.LB17474
CriteriaWork of Art, Architectural
Designated31 March 2003
Reference no.GDL00054
Location in the Shetland Islands

Belmont House is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.

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