Basic Site Details Name: | Skibo Castle | Town, district or village: | Skibo | City or county: | Sutherland | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Also info from undated cutting DMW notes. Ross additions cost £25,000.
Because Ross himself was very busy woth the alterations and renovations at Ardross at this time, much of the work at Skibo was undertaken by Macbeth.
Glasshouses by Mackenzie & Moncur | 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 |  | 1880 | | | Reconstruction for Mr Buchanan |  | 1897 | 1898 | | Andrew Carnegie leased Skibo |  | 1898 | 1899 | | Alterations and additions, including swimming and Turkish baths, power station, dairy buildings, principal lodge etc |  | 1898 | | | Date of drawings for alterations and additions, including swimming and Turkish baths, power station, dairy buildings, principal lodge etc |  | Mid 1898 | | | Andrew Carnegie purchased Skibo |  | June 1899 | | Foundation stone | Foundation stone laid by Carnegie's daughter Margaret. |  | May 1902 | | Completion | Massive additions completed in time for Carnegie's summer visit |  | 1904 | | | Gardens and terrace |
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 |  | Clarke & Bell | Architectural practice | A | 1880 | | Reconstruction |  | George Bell II | Architect | A | 1880 | | Reconstruction |  | Alexander Ross | Architect | B | 1899 | After 1902 | Alterations and additions, including swimming and Turkish baths, power station, dairy buildings, principal lodge (probably) etc |  | Robert John Macbeth | Architect | B | 1899 | After 1902 | Alterations and additions, including swimming and Turkish baths, power station, dairy buildings etc |  | Ross & Macbeth | Architectural practice | B | 1899 | After 1902 | Alterations and additions, including swimming and Turkish baths, power station, dairy buildings etc |  | William Wardlaw Sclanders | Architect | B | 1899 | After 1902 | Alterations and additions, including swimming and Turkish baths, power station, dairy buildings etc - as assistant to Ross & Macbeth |  | Thomas Kerr | Architect | B | 1902 * | | Alterations and additions, including swimming and Turkish baths, power station, dairy buildings etc - as assistant to Ross & Macbeth |  | Thomas Hayton Mawson | Garden designer, Landscape architect, Town Planner | | 1904 | | Gardens and terrace |
* earliest date known from documented sources. ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes |  | Buchanan, Mr | |  | Carnegie, Andrew | Client for 1900s work |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes |  | Factor's House, Overskibo | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p591 |  | Gordon, Ian and Inglis, Simon | 2009 | Great Lengths: the Historic Indoor Swimming Pools of Great Britain | | English Heritage | p98 |  | Wall, Joseph Frazier | 1984 | Skibo Castle | | OUP | |  | Waymark, Janet | 2009 | Thomas Mawson: Life, Gardens and Landscape | | Frances Lincoln Ltd. London | p232, pp59-62 illus |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 5 January 1901 | | | p22 |  | Inverness Courier | 5 February 1880 | | | Clarke and Bell work |  | Scottish Local History Forum | 2007 | Autumn | | pp24-29 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |  | Courtesy of Stafford Watters | Information given to Yvonne Hillyard | | Sent June 2011 |  | Highland Archives | Alexander Ross collection with handlist | | Two bags of drawings and other papers on Skibo |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 597 | House, garden terraces etc |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 600 | Power station |  | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 280 | Principal gatelodge |  | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Ross & Macbeth drawings in survey of private collections |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | George Bell II: F v17 p69 no1131 (microfilm reel 12); Thomas Kerr: L v18 no1383; Robert John Macbeth: F v17 no1115; William Wardlaw Sclanders: L v20 no1572 (particular phase of work unspecified) |
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