| Belmont House | |
|---|---|
 Belmont House | |
| Coordinates | 60°41′15″N 0°58′02″W / 60.6876°N 0.9673°W |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 13 August 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB17474 |
| Criteria | Work of Art, Architectural |
| Designated | 31 March 2003 |
| Reference no. | GDL00054 |
  Location in the Shetland Islands | |
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."[1] 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 is protected as a category A listed building,[2] and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.[1]
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "BELMONT HOUSE (GDL00054)". Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "BELMONT, BELMONT HOUSE... (Category A Listed Building) (LB17474)". Retrieved 11 January 2019.