Basic Site Details Name: | Lochnell Castle | Town, district or village: | Benderloch (near) | City or county: | Argyll | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Interconnected late 17th-century service wing, early Georgian mansion and castellated block of 1816-20.
Severely damaged by fire in 1853 and subsequently restored.
Cost of George Woulfe Brenan restoration: £7,000. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Lochnell House | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1737 | 1739 | Addition | New house added to SE | | After 1882 | Before 1911 | | Restoration | | 17 October 1950 | | | Date of plans of alterations |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Baird, Sir David | For 1950s work | | Campbell, Duncan, 8th Earl | For 1880s work | | Campbell, Sir Duncan, 7th of Lochnell | For original wotk |
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 | | | RCAHMS | | Inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Argyll | vol 2, Lorn | RCAHMS | p266 | | Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | pp388-91 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 4716 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | SC 51/60/1, 8 Feb, 1821 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Leslie Grahame Thomson MacDougall Collection | | LGM 1950/16/1-11 |
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