For nearly 400 years, Alvie fell within the Lordship of Badenoch held by the Dukes of Gordon.

In 1862 the property was in the ownership of James Evan Baillie, the predecessor of Lord Burton of Dochfour.

By 1867 the estate was purchased or tenanted by Sir John Ramsden, an industrialist from northern England who planted up around 2,000 acres (800 hectares) of what was described as moor land to forestry for timber production.

[3] Fergus Williamson was part of a consortium which invested in downhill skiing in the Cairngorms.

He also turned parts of Alvie House into self catering holiday accommodation and rented out the grouse shooting and deer stalking on a commercial basis.

Taylor, David (2022), The People Are Not There: The Transformation of Badenoch 1800 - 1863, John Donald, Edinburgh, ISBN 9781910900987