Inverewe Gardens, Wester Lochewe ⋆ Ross and Cromarty Heritage

Inverewe Gardens

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Inverewe House

The National Trust House at Inverewe Gardens on the site of the original built by Osgood Mackenzie.

We have included a few photographs of the gardens and its features on this palge but please visit the photograph album at the bottom of the page for more photographs.

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The Lily Pond

The Vegetable Garden

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The jetty at Inverewe Gardens

The jetty at Inverewe Garden is used by the little boats from larger vessels, like the Hebridean Princess, to bring passengers ashore at Inverewe. Local people go canoeing from here and seals can be seen on the nearby rocks.

[Contributed by Scott Maclean when a pupil at Poolewe Primary School.]

In December 2015 the National Trust for Scotland announced the expenditure of £530,000 to provide modern facilities and the space required in the care of some of the rare plants. This will take the form of a new greenhouse as the current facilities are described as “beyond economic repair and completely unsuitable for the needs of modern gardening”.

The total expenditure of £1.5 million includes extensive work on Inverewe House and a nearby summer house before opening the properties to the public.

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Wester Lochewe » Wester Lochewe Work » Wester Lochewe Water Storage

01 Access Track Before Works

02 Existing Water Storage Tank

Existing water storage tank serving Inverasdale.

03 Construction of Tank Cracking Formwork

Construction of tank - "cracking" formwork from newly cast wall.

04 Construction of Tank Placing Concrete

Construction of tank - placing concrete on roof. Note reversed bucket on machine and concrete vibrator.

05 John O'Donovan Site Engineer

Site engineer, John O'Donovan, inspecting concrete finish.

06 Inside Newly Constructed Tank

Inside newly constructed tank as internal works approach completion.

07 Construction Brick Chamber

Construction of brick chamber close to tank. Improved access track in mid-ground. Loch Ewe in background.

08 Helicopter Transporting Materials

Helicopter transporting materials to reconstruction of river intake.

09 Hector Macdonald Site Agent in Helicopter

Site agent, Hector Macdonald, in the helicopter.

10 Laying Geotextile Material

Laying geotextile material prior to placement of imported stone for extension to access track at tank site. Completed tank in background, now with earth surround.

11 High Pressure Polyethylene Pipelines

Construction of high pressure polyethylene pipelines between storage tank and site of treatment plant.

12 Pipeline Crossing Stream

Pipeline crossing of stream, with high pressure polyethylene pipes laid in ductile iron pipes (acting as protective ducts).

13 Constructing Pipeline Between Tank and River Intake

Constructing new high pressure polyethylene pipeline between new tank (mid-ground) and river intake.

14 Improved River Intake

Improved river intake. Note boggy conditions which necessitated delivery of construction materials by helicopter.

15 Improved Access Track and Storage Tank

Looking at completed access track and storage tank. Site agent for R J Macleod, Hector Macdonald (yellow jacket), is talking to NoSWA clerk of works, Tony Kerrigan.