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A history by Undiscovered Scotland provides these specifics: [3] Castillo "In the 1850s Colonel Campbell's son John inherited the estate, demolished the Georgian house, and commissioned Edinburgh architect David Bryce to produce something on a much grander scale. What was called at the time Duart House was completed in 1858".
The Kilberry Estate was sold to an older cousin, but Campbell regained possession of it once she turned 18. [5] In 2021, Kilberry Castle was advertised for sale and has since been reintegrated into the Kilberry Estate. [6] The castle, along with other historic buildings on the estate, is currently undergoing restoration.
Ardpatrick was the seat of the Campbells of Ardpatrick until 1920. It was then the property of the Stewart family until 1947. [1] The estate covers 1,000 acres (400 ha), and was sold in 2006 to Caledonian Trust, an Edinburgh based property company. [4] In 2020, Caledonian Trust entered into an agreement to sell the estate to two private ...
Ardkinglas House is a Category A listed country house on the Ardkinglas Estate in Argyll, Scotland. [1] The estate lies on the eastern shore of Loch Fyne, and the house is located close to the village of Cairndow. Dating back to the 14th century and originally a Campbell property, the estate now covers more than 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) of ...
The house was occupied by the Campbell family until 1955 when it was sold, though the family continue to own Inverneill Island. The last two occupants were the Misses Olive and Una Campbell. Their sister had married and became Mrs. Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich was the founder of the Scottish Country Dance Society and became its first Secretary ...
Linlithgow Palace, the first building to bear that title in Scotland, extensively rebuilt along Renaissance principles from the fifteenth century.. The origins of private estate houses in Scotland are in the extensive building and rebuilding of royal palaces that probably began under James III (r. 1460–88), accelerated under James IV (r. 1488–1513), and reached its peak under James V (r ...
In 1575 the estate was owned by Donald Campbell of Kilmory, and remained in the Campbell family for over 250 years. The Campbells built a house, or extended the existing one, between 1816 and 1820. [3] Eliza Campbell, the eldest daughter and co-heir of Peter Campbell, married Sir John Orde, 2nd Baronet in 1826. He purchased the estates ...
The present castle includes a 16th-century tower house, the seat of the Campbell family of Craignish and Jura (was it the original seat?). In the 19th century it was sold to the Trench-Gascoigne family of Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, who built a large extension to the tower. In the later 20th century the house was restored and parts of the 19th ...