Beinn Bhreagh
| Beinn Bhreagh Hall | |
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The second and larger home, Beinn Bhreagh Hall (known locally as "The Point") was built in 1893 on the Beinn Bhreagh estate of Alexander Graham & Mabel Bell at Baddeck. | |
Interactive map of the Beinn Bhreagh Hall area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 998 Beinn Breagh Rd, Baddeck, NS B0E 1B0, Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°05′40.6″N 60°42′57.5″W / 46.094611°N 60.715972°W |
| Year built | 1893 |
| Construction started | 1888 |
| Owner | Alexander Graham Bell |
Beinn Bhreagh (/ˌbɛn ˈvriːə/ ben VREE-ə) is the name of the former estate of Alexander Graham Bell, in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It refers to a peninsula jutting into Cape Breton Island's scenic Bras d'Or Lake approximately three kilometres (two miles) southeast of the village of Baddeck, forming the southeastern shore of Baddeck Bay.
The peninsula was known to the Mi'kmaq as Megwatpatek, roughly translated to "Red Head" due to the reddish sandstone rocks at the tip of the peninsula. The name Beinn Bhreagh—meaning "Beautiful Mountain" in Scottish Gaelic—is thought to have been given to the peninsula by Bell, who purchased approximately 242.8 hectares (600 acres) to form the estate in the late 1880s.
In July 2005, the Nova Scotia Civic Address Project review changed the status of Beinn Bhreagh from a "generic locality" to a "community".