Basic Site Details Name: | Armadale Castle | Town, district or village: | Ardvasar | Island: | Skye | City or county: | Inverness-shire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | Sleat | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1815 | 1819 | | Original house | | 1821 | | | New kitchen added (by William Smith, under superintendence of John Sinclair) | | 23 May 1848 | | Journal reference(?) | Service court added | | 1855 | 1858 | | Additions and recasing by Bryce | | 1920 | 1928 | | Alterations? Repairs? | | 1979 | 1984 | Alterations and additions | Additions on conversion to restaurant. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | James Gillespie Graham | | | 1815 | 1819 | Original house | | James Ross | | | 1848 | | Service court added | | David Bryce | | | 1855 | 1858 | Additions and recasing | | John Wittet | | | 1920 | 1928 | Alterations? Repairs? | | John Philip Boys | | F | 1979 | 1984 | Additions on conversion to restaurant. | | Paul O'Neill | | F | 1979 | 1984 | Additions on conversion to restaurant. | | The Boys Jarvis Partnership | | F | 1979 | 1984 | Additions on conversion to restaurant. | | William Geoffrey Jarvis | | F | 1979 | 1984 | Additions on conversion to restaurant. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Macdonald, 4th Lord | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p519-21 | | Miers, Mary | 2008 | The Western Seaboard | | The Rutland Press | p207 | | Neale, J P | 1824 | Views of Seats | 2nd ser, i | | Shows a more ambitious scheme than that executed. | | New Statistical Account of Scotland | | New Statistical Account of Scotland | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce | | Inverness Courier | 23 May 1848 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 14003 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | | Macdonald Estate Cash Books |
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