Lottery Funding Secured For Restoration of Historic Loch Ness Manor

INVERNESS, Scotland - July 24, 2024 - PRLog -- The Boleskine House Foundation SCIO, a registered Scottish charity, has been awarded £250,000 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The investment will support capital work to complete the interior restoration of Boleskine House and will also enable a wider programme of community engagement, supporting the vision of Boleskine as a community and nature hub that has been at the core of ambition for the future of the historic property.

"Receiving these funds is a monumental step for our organization and the local community," said Keith Readdy, Chairman of The Boleskine House Foundation. "It allows us to complete the interior restoration of this treasured site, preserving its legacy for future generations to experience and learn from. We are profoundly grateful for this support and look forward to bringing this vision to life."

Recently the Foundation lodged an application with the Highland Council for final Listed Building Consent for the planned design of the house interiors. The designs, created by LDN Architects, reimagine the historical elements of the B-listed building, with a nod to important eras of the house's past, while reducing its carbon footprint.

The £250,000 investment, thanks to National Lottery players, will primarily support capital works but also includes funding to support The Boleskine House Foundation's volunteers to deliver community engagement activity.

Find out more about The National Lottery Heritage Fund in Scotland here: https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/in-your-area/scotland.

The Boleskine House Foundation

The Boleskine House Foundation SCIO is a Scottish Registered charity whose mission is to restore and preserve the historical legacy and heritage of the Boleskine House estate for the greater benefit of the public. In addition to our conservation-led approach to sympathetically restore Boleskine House, we aim to educate the public on the heritage of the house and lands, to welcome the enjoyment of its structure and surrounding gardens, and to facilitate learning, growth and well-being. For more information, please visit www.boleskinehouse.org.

About The National Lottery Heritage Fund

As the largest dedicated funder of the UK's heritage, The National Lottery Heritage Fund's vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.

Over the next ten years, we aim to invest £3.6 billion raised by National Lottery players to benefit people, places and the natural environment.

We help protect, transform and share the things from the past that people care about, from museums and historic places, our natural environment and fragile species, to languages and cultural traditions that celebrate who we are. www.heritagefund.org.uk