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Moy Hall near the village of Moy south of Inverness has been the home of the Clan Mackintosh chiefs since the 14th century.
Jacobite supporter Lady Anne Farquharson-MacKintosh entertained Charles Edward Stuart here in 1746. Lady MacKintosh learned that government forces were advancing to capture Stuart and she arranged for four of her men to hide by the roadside when the government troops approached.
Setting off their pistols to fire one at a time, they shouted for Clan MacDonald and Clan Cameron to advance, thus tricking the government forces into thinking they had stumbled into the whole of Jacobite Army. Government forces speedily retreated and the event is remembered as "The Rout of Moy".
The historic 19th century Moy Hall was demolished after World War II having been overcome by dry rot. It was designed by Alexander Ross and James Adam and built c1872. Its replacement built nearby, the new "Moy Hall", is a somewhat smaller but comfortable home which retains various features from the old place, such as the wooden panelling.
