Basic Site Details

Name: Wester Kames Tower
Island: Bute
City or county: Bute
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Tower house of c. 1700, rebuilt from ruins by Schultz for 3rd Marquess of Bute. A line of thin red tiles shows the division between original and new parts.

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 51895  Survey of ruins
Item 2 of 51897  Drawings for rebuilding from ruins
Item 3 of 51898  Rebuilt from ruins
Item 4 of 51900 Design exhibited 
Item 5 of 51902  Panelling of hall

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 1Robert Weir Schultz  18951902Rebuilding from ruins, and subsequent furnishing

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Bute, 3rd Marquess ofFor work pre-1900
Item 2 of 2Bute, 4th Marquess of (John Crichton-Stuart)For work post-1900

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Graves, Algernon1905The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works…1905-6London: Graves and Bell1900, no 1691
Item 2 of 2Stamp, Gavin1981Robert Weir Schultz, Architect, and his work for the Marquesses of Bute  London: The Curwen Press / Mount Stuartp43

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register18287 
Item 2 of 2Mount StuartBute Archives Drawings