Built / Designed For: Mary Caroline, Duchess of Sutherland, second wife of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland.

House & Family History: Carbisdale Castle is probably most notable today as the home of Theodore Salvesen, a native Brit with Norwegian heritage, who offered the castle as home and office to King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav (later King Olav V) of Norway after the Nazi invasion and occupation of their country during World War II. The Carbisdale Conference, which took place at the castle on June 22, 1941, specified that, should the Russians invade Norway they would evacuate after the war’s end. Theodore’s son, Harold Salvesen, donated the castle, its contents, and the estate to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association, who operated the castle as a youth hostel between 1945 and 2011. The house was listed for sale for £1.5 million in 2021.

House Listed: Category B

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: Mary Caroline Blair, Duchess of Sutherland, 1910-12. Colonel Theodore Salvesen, 1933-42; Captain Harold Salvesen, 1942-45.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No