Basic Site Details

Name: Ardkinglas
Town, district or village: Cairndow
City or county: Argyll
Country: Scotland
Parish: Lochgoilhead and Kilmorich
Status: A Listed
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Country House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31831 Destruction/demolitionHouse damaged by fire
Item 2 of 31832 Plans drawn upCastellated design - not executed.
Item 3 of 31906  New house and terraces and remodelling of existing house

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 3A M Binning (Alexander Munro Binning) B1832 Castellated design for reconstruction after fire.
Item 2 of 3(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer  1906 New house and terraces and remodelling of existing house
Item 3 of 3James Grieve C19061908Acted as clerk of works to Lorimer

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Noble, Sir Andrew 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 
Item 2 of 4Macartney, Mervyn E (ed)1909English Domestic ArchitectureVolume IILondon: Architectural Review/Technical Journals Ltdpp116-25
Item 3 of 4RSA1910   368
Item 4 of 4Savage, Peter1980Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005)p174

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 4Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register13786 
Item 2 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings Collection Drawing by A M Binning.
Item 3 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSLorimer and Matthew Collection LOR A/7
Item 4 of 4National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSNMRS Manuscripts MS 73/19