Inverness has grown considerably since the Victorian age, but there are still corners of the city where its 19th century character remains remarkably easy to find.

Ladies Walk beside the River Ness is one of them, and it is here that Eileanach has stood since 1863, an imposing Baronial style home looking across one of the most attractive parts of the Highland capital.

The Category B listed house immediately belongs to another era, with stone elevations, crowstepped gables and a distinctive conical turret rising from its upper level.

Yet this is not a museum piece preserved behind gates, but a substantial six bedroom family home that has continued to change and adapt during more than 160 years.

At one stage Eileanach was divided into flats before being reinstated as a family dwelling during the 1990s, with the exception of a small section to the side which remains a separate property.

Inside the main house, much of its original character has survived alongside the changes required for modern life.

The entrance hall sets the tone with chequerboard flooring, an original fireplace and a broad central staircase that immediately gives a sense of the scale of the building.

There are three reception rooms across the house, including a drawing room with south and west facing windows overlooking the River Ness.

It is a room where the location becomes part of the architecture, with the river and changing light outside providing a view that no interior designer could improve upon.

The everyday heart of Eileanach is rather different, with a 41 foot open plan kitchen, dining and family space bringing cooking, eating and family life together.

Two full height bay windows draw natural light into this large room, while wooden flooring, a central island and range cooker create a space capable of handling both ordinary mornings and rather larger gatherings.

Across the upper floors are six bedrooms, including a generous principal bedroom and further rooms beneath the upper roofline, with bathrooms and shower facilities arranged throughout the house.

In total, the main house extends to around 3,515 square feet, but the accommodation does not end there.

A detached garage and workshop stands within the grounds, with a self contained apartment above containing its own kitchenette, studio style bedroom and shower room.

Outside, high walls and gates give the front of the property privacy from the road, while the mature garden behind the house creates another side to life here.

Lawns, established trees, shrubs and flowering borders sit alongside gravel terraces, a summerhouse and a separate vegetable garden with raised beds.

Then comes perhaps the best detail of all.

A gate from the garden provides direct access to the riverside walk beside the Ness.

That means the river is not merely something admired from a window, but part of everyday life, whether for an early morning walk, an evening wander or simply taking the long way into town.

Bellfield Park is moments away, while Inverness city centre lies around half a mile from the house.

Eden Court, the newly renovated Inverness Castle, shops, restaurants, schools and the city’s cultural and leisure facilities are therefore all close enough to form part of daily life rather than requiring a journey.

That combination is increasingly difficult to find.

Eileanach has the scale, architecture and mature grounds of a substantial Victorian country house, yet it sits within the Highland capital with the River Ness effectively at the bottom of the garden.

More than 160 years after it was built, the house remains part of the story of this stretch of Inverness.

The property is being marketed by Strutt & Parker

The asking price, full property details, photographs, floor plans, Home Report where available, and viewing information can all be found on the official listing.

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