An eighteenth-century house associated with the Flemyng family now forms the historic core of a large hotel and self-catering resort.
Quick facts
- Date
- Dated 1758; additions circa 1808, circa 1845 and later
- Architect / designer
- Successive designers unrecorded
- Type
- Country house and hunting lodge expanded as a hotel resort
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB20842)
- OS grid reference
- NN 85760 48679
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The harled house is mainly two storeys with attic and raised basement across an extended eight-bay front. Stone steps, fanlit porches, dormers and a turnpike stair preserve domestic character despite substantial hospitality additions.
Its story
A dated stone records 1758, when Moness belonged to the Flemyng family. The Breadalbane estate acquired it in 1787; the house later sheltered evacuated Glasgow schoolchildren during the Second World War and became a hotel in the twentieth century.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a long-lived country house whose adaptation illustrates Aberfeldy’s development from estate landscape to visitor economy.
What to notice
- The older symmetrical five-bay portion within the extended front.
- Fanlit porches reached by oversailing stone stairs.
- An armorial panel and dated stone on the rear stair tower.
Reading the surroundings
This is an operating resort. Public access is for guests, diners, leisure users and authorised event visitors; respect accommodation, staff and private functions.
Timeline
- 1758 A dated stone marked the principal early house.
- 1787 The Breadalbane estate bought Moness from the Flemyng family.
- 1939–45 The building accommodated children evacuated from Glasgow.
- 2026 Moness House continues as the historic hotel core of an active resort.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
A secondary account gives 1753 rather than the building’s inscribed 1758 date, so the inscription is preferred here.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Moness House, LB20842 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Moness Resort — Current hotel, self-catering, leisure, dining and events operation.
- Moness Resort: hotel breaks — Current accommodation use of the original hunting-lodge building.
Location
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