History of Inchyra Estate

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Inchyra House was built in 1795 for an Edinburgh lawyer, James Anderson. Its architect, James Gillespie Graham, also designed the impressive Royal Bank of Scotland head office in St Andrew's Square, Edinburgh. Graham was a follower of the renowned Georgian architect Robert Adam and several of Inchyra's distinguishing neo-classical features are reminiscent of Adam's iconic style.

Anderson marked his success by commissioning the celebrated Scottish artist Henry Raeburn to paint portraits of himself and his wife. The first chapter of Inchyra's history belongs, therefore, to the Andersons.

The Hoyer Millar era

Over subsequent decades the estate passed through three or four families until, in the 1950s, it was purchased by Sir Frederick and Lady Hoyer Millar for their retirement.

During an illustrious diplomatic career, Sir Frederick was tasked with managing the British sector of West Germany in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, ultimately returning it to German control under the leadership of Chancellor Adenauer.

In 1965 the Hoyer Millars retired to Inchyra and set about transforming the kitchen garden into the enchanting quartered parterre Walled Garden that it is today and planted thousands of trees on the estate.

In 1999 the house passed to their grandson, James.

Read the next chapter: Inchyra today, and the story of our wedding barn