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Basic Site Details
Name
Ardkinglas
Town, District or Village
Cairndow
Parish
Lochgoilhead and Kilmorich
City or County
Argyll
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Country House
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
Destruction/demolition
1831
House damaged by fire
Plans drawn up
1832
Castellated design - not executed.
1906
New house and terraces and remodelling of existing house
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
A M Binning (Alexander Munro Binning)
B
Draughtsman
1832
Castellated design for reconstruction after fire.
(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer
1906
New house and terraces and remodelling of existing house
James Grieve
C
Clerk of Works
1906
1908
Acted as clerk of works to Lorimer
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Noble, Sir Andrew
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Colvin, Howard
2008
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840
London: YUP. 4th edition
Macartney, Mervyn E (ed)
1909
English Domestic Architecture
Volume II
London: Architectural Review/Technical Journals Ltd
pp116-25
RSA
1910
368
Savage, Peter
1980
Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers
Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005)
p174
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
NMRS Manuscripts
MS 73/19
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Lorimer and Matthew Collection
LOR A/7
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Drawings Collection
Drawing by A M Binning.
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
13786
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