Basic Site Details
| Name: | Dunskey House |
| Town, district or village: | Portpatrick |
| City or county: | Wigtownshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost: £30,000. Also South Lodge |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1830 | Addition | or rebuilding | |
| 1901 | 1904 | ||
| 1906 | Design exhibited | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The 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 | |
| William Burn | B | 1830 | Enlargement or rebuilding | ||
| Alexander Caldwell Thomson | A | 1901 | 1904 | As assistant to James Kennedy Hunter | |
| James Kennedy Hunter | A | 1901 | 1904 | ||
| James Carrick | A | 1903 | 1904 | As assistant to James Kennedy Hunter | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Blair, Forbes Hunter | Client for Burn work |
| Orr-Ewing, C L - MP | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Edinburgh Architectural Association | 1907 | Edinburgh Architectural Association Exhibition Catalogue | Edinburgh | no 310 | |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1906 | 986 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Ayrshire Archives (from February 2007) | Darley- Hay Partnership archive | Plans for 1921 additions | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 45194 | Kennels house and kennels |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 45195 | South Lodge |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 16749 | Mansion |
| J & J A Carrick | Handlist of works by James Carrick (copy in possession of DMW) | ||
| J & J A Carrick, architects | Album recording list of works for which James Carrick had resposibility | ||
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | Copies | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | ||
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | James Carrick: L v6 no342 (microfiche reel 31); James Kennedy Hunter: F v17 p21 no1107 (microfilm reel 12); Alexander Caldwell Thomson: L v23 no1818 | |