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Amhuinnsuidhe Castle on Harris was built in the 19th century as a country house for the Macleod of Macleod family, the chiefs of the Clan Macleod. It is important as a symbol of the historical and cultural heritage of the Western Isles and as an example of 19th-century Scottish architecture in a remote and historically significant landscape.
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Harris, Amhuinnsuidhe Castle as Country House (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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