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Torosay Castle, Torosay

Description: Torosay Castle

Category: A
Date Listed: 20 July 1971
Historic Scotland Building ID: 17975

OS Grid Coordinates: 172896, 735294
Latitude/Longitude: 56.4549, -5.6872

Location: Torosay Castle, Argyll and Bute PA65 6AY

Locality: Torosay
County: Argyll And Bute
Country: Scotland
Postcode: PA65 6AY

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Listing Text

1856. David Bryce. Scots Baronial mansion. Corbie-step-gabled. Square tower with corbelled and crenellated parapet; aediculed window, stepped stringcourse and knotted rope motif to entrance front. Round tower with conical roof. Original interiors, massive Jacobean staircase in entrance hall etc. S front more Jacobean. Fine balustraded parapets down to gardens. Terraced gardens attributed to Sir Robert Lorimer.

References:
Groome. T Hannan, 'Beautiful Isle of Mull' pp 153-4. V Fiddes &
A Rowan: 'David Bryce 1803-76' p 130. RCAHMS Vol 3 p38.

Notes:
Originally a seat of Campbells of Possil, (Lanarkshire) and called Achnacroish House. Acquired by Arbuthnot C Guthrie 1870 and name changed to Duart House (and in 1911 to Torosay Castle when Murray Guthrie sold Duart Castle to Sir Fitzroy Maclean).

Source: Historic Scotland

Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence: PSI Click-use licence number C2008002006.



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