List of Category A listed buildings in Argyll and Bute
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This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Argyll and Bute
, Scotland
.
In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type." Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997. The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland
, an executive agency
of the Scottish Government, which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure. There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A. The council area
of Argyll and Bute covers 6909 square kilometres (2,667.6 sq mi), and has a population of around 90,500. There are 2,031 listed buildings in the area, of which 150 are Category A.
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type." Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997. The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
, an executive agency
Executive agency
An executive agency, also known as a next-step agency, is a part of a government department that is treated as managerially and budgetarily separate in order to carry out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland...
of the Scottish Government, which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure. There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A. The council area
Subdivisions of Scotland
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as "councils"...
of Argyll and Bute covers 6909 square kilometres (2,667.6 sq mi), and has a population of around 90,500. There are 2,031 listed buildings in the area, of which 150 are Category A.
Listed buildings
Name | Location | Grid ref.Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system British national grid reference system The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used in Great Britain, different from using latitude and longitude.... used by the Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with... . • • |
Notes | HB Number The "HB Number" is a unique number assigned to each listed building by Historic Scotland Historic Scotland Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:... . |
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Stuckgowan House | Tarbet | Country house of circa 1820 | 861 | ||
St Conan's Church | Lochawe village Loch Awe Loch Awe is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe, or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.- The loch :It is the third largest freshwater loch in Scotland with... |
19th-century church with early 20th-century additions | 4700 | ||
Old Breacacha Castle | Coll Coll Coll is a small island, west of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Coll is known for its sandy beaches, which rise to form large sand dunes, for its corncrakes, and for Breachacha Castle.-Geography and geology:... |
Mid 15th-century castle, restored from a ruin in the 1960s | 4708 | ||
Lochnell House | Ardmucknish Bay, Benderloch Benderloch Benderloch is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Benderloch lies on the A828 road in the coastal area of Appin, Argyll, Scotland. Its railway station closed in 1966.Benderloch forms part of the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.... |
Georgian Georgian era The Georgian era is a period of British history which takes its name from, and is normally defined as spanning the reigns of, the first four Hanoverian kings of Great Britain : George I, George II, George III and George IV... country house, rebuilt in the late 19th-century |
4716 | ||
Lochnell Observatory (Lady Margaret's Tower) | Lochnell Estate, Benderloch Benderloch Benderloch is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Benderloch lies on the A828 road in the coastal area of Appin, Argyll, Scotland. Its railway station closed in 1966.Benderloch forms part of the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.... |
19th-century folly Folly In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs... |
4717 | ||
Barcaldine Castle Barcaldine Castle Barcaldine Castle is a 17th century tower house castle located at Barcaldine near Oban, Scotland. The castle was built by Sir Duncan Campbell, of Glenorchy, between 1601 and 1609. The castle fell into desrepair in the later 19th century, when Barcaldine House became the principal residence of the... |
Benderloch Benderloch Benderloch is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Benderloch lies on the A828 road in the coastal area of Appin, Argyll, Scotland. Its railway station closed in 1966.Benderloch forms part of the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.... |
Late 16th-century tower house Tower house A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.-History:Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountain or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strategic points with reduced forces... , restored late 19th century |
4719 | ||
Barbreck House | Ardfern Ardfern Ardfern is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the south coast of the Craignish peninsula, facing Loch Craignish.... |
Georgian Georgian era The Georgian era is a period of British history which takes its name from, and is normally defined as spanning the reigns of, the first four Hanoverian kings of Great Britain : George I, George II, George III and George IV... country house of 1790 |
4996 | ||
St Munn's Parish Church | Kilmun Kilmun Kilmun is a linear settlement on the north shore of the Holy Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It runs between the head of the loch and connects with the village of Strone at Strone Point, where the loch joins the Firth of Clyde.... |
19th century church on an earlier site, contains Campbell of Argyll and Douglas of Glenfinart mausolea, and a good collection of post-medieval headstones | 5073 | ||
Dunselma | Strone Strone Strone is a village on in Argyll in south-west Scotland at the point where the north shore of the Holy Loch becomes the west shore of the Firth of Clyde.... |
Late 19th-century Scots Baronial country house | 5075 | ||
Oronsay Priory Oronsay Priory Oronsay Priory was an Augustinian monastic community on the island of Oronsay, Inner Hebrides. It was in existence by 1353, perhaps founded by John of Islay, Lord of the Isles. It was dedicated to St Columba, and perhaps was a continuation or a re-activation of an older establishment... |
Oronsay, Inner Hebrides Oronsay, Inner Hebrides Oronsay , also sometimes spelt and pronounced Oransay by the local community, is a small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides with an area of just over two square miles.... |
14th-century Augustinian monastery, now in ruins | 5086 | ||
Oronsay Great Cross | Oronsay | Carved stone cross dating to 1510 | 5087 | ||
Golden Gates, Benmore Botanic Garden Benmore Botanic Garden Benmore Botanic Garden is a large botanic garden situated between Dunoon and Loch Eck, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It features a large square walled gardens, a waterfall, the remains of a fernery, ponds and walks up the hillside to where you can look out across the Holy Loch... |
Strath Eachaig, north of the Holy Loch Holy Loch The Holy Loch is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Robertson's Yard at Sandbank, a village on the loch, was a major wooden boat building company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.... |
19th-century gates, "an example of exceptional wrought iron work" | 6438 | ||
St Peter's College St. Peter's Seminary (Cardross) St. Peter's Seminary is a disused Roman Catholic seminary near Cardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Designed by the firm of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia, it has been described by the international architecture conservation organisation DOCOMOMO as a modern "building of world significance"... |
Cardross Cardross Cardross is a large village with a population of 2,351 in Scotland, on the north side of the Firth of Clyde, situated halfway between Dumbarton and Helensburgh. Cardross is in the historic geographical county of Dunbartonshire but the modern political local authority of Argyll and Bute... |
1960s Roman Catholic seminary by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia, now in ruins | 6464 | ||
Old Kilmun House | Kilmun Kilmun Kilmun is a linear settlement on the north shore of the Holy Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It runs between the head of the loch and connects with the village of Strone at Strone Point, where the loch joins the Firth of Clyde.... |
Early 18th-century house with later additions | 6582 | ||
Auchindrain Township Auchindrain Auchindrain lies on the A83, six miles south of Inveraray in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the only township to survive substantially unaltered from amongst the many hundreds that existed across the Scottish Highlands before the so-called "Highland Clearances" of the late 18th and 19th... |
Auchindrain Auchindrain Auchindrain lies on the A83, six miles south of Inveraray in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the only township to survive substantially unaltered from amongst the many hundreds that existed across the Scottish Highlands before the so-called "Highland Clearances" of the late 18th and 19th... |
Preserved settlement of 18th- and 19th-century vernacular buildings, operated as a museum | 6798 | ||
Carnassarie Castle | Kilmartin Kilmartin Kilmartin is a small village in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It is best known as the centre of Kilmartin Glen, an area with one of the richest concentrations of prehistoric monuments and historical sites in Scotland. It contains over 350 monuments within a 6 mile radius.-Kilmartin Parish... |
Later 16th-century tower house Tower house A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.-History:Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountain or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strategic points with reduced forces... with Renaissance detailing |
11454 | ||
Maam Steading | Glen Shira Glen Shira Glen Shira is a glen within Argyll at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is named after the River Shira, which runs through the centre down from a damn in the northern end, to the dubh loch at the base of the glen.The Glen is mostly taken up by a sheep farm, run by a... , Inveraray Castle Estate |
Semi-circular Gothic revival steading, 1790, by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... |
11518 | ||
Cherrypark | Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle is an estate house near Inveraray in Argyll in western Scotland.It is the seat of the Duke of Argyll and a Category A listed building.-Ghosts:... |
Castle offices, stables and coachmans house, circa 1760 by John Adam John Adam (architect) John Adam was a Scottish architect. Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam. His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects.The Adam family moved to Edinburgh in 1728, as William Adam's career... |
11528 | ||
Doocot | Carloonan, Inveraray Castle Estate | 18th-century dovecote Dovecote A dovecote or dovecot is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be square or circular free-standing structures or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in... by Roger Morris |
11540 | ||
Watch Tower | Dùn Na Cuaiche, Inveraray Castle Estate | 18th-century Gothic revival folly Folly In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs... , overlooking the castle |
11543 | ||
Garden Bridge | Inveraray Castle gardens | Bridge over the River Aray, circa 1761 by John Adam John Adam (architect) John Adam was a Scottish architect. Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam. His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects.The Adam family moved to Edinburgh in 1728, as William Adam's career... |
11544 | ||
Aray Bridge | Mouth of the River Aray, Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle is an estate house near Inveraray in Argyll in western Scotland.It is the seat of the Duke of Argyll and a Category A listed building.-Ghosts:... Estate |
Bridge carrying the A83 road A83 road The A83 is a major road in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, running from Tarbet, on the western shore of Loch Lomond, where it splits from the A82, to Campbeltown at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula.-Route:... over the River Aray, designed by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... in 1775 |
11545 | ||
Garron Lodge | By Garron Bridge, Glen Shira Glen Shira Glen Shira is a glen within Argyll at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is named after the River Shira, which runs through the centre down from a damn in the northern end, to the dubh loch at the base of the glen.The Glen is mostly taken up by a sheep farm, run by a... , Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle is an estate house near Inveraray in Argyll in western Scotland.It is the seat of the Duke of Argyll and a Category A listed building.-Ghosts:... Estate |
Lodge designed by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... in 1775 |
11548 | ||
Garron Screen Wall | By Garron Bridge, Glen Shira Glen Shira Glen Shira is a glen within Argyll at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is named after the River Shira, which runs through the centre down from a damn in the northern end, to the dubh loch at the base of the glen.The Glen is mostly taken up by a sheep farm, run by a... , Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle is an estate house near Inveraray in Argyll in western Scotland.It is the seat of the Duke of Argyll and a Category A listed building.-Ghosts:... Estate |
Screen wall between bridge and lodge, designed by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... in 1775 |
11549 | ||
Garron Bridge | Glen Shira Glen Shira Glen Shira is a glen within Argyll at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is named after the River Shira, which runs through the centre down from a damn in the northern end, to the dubh loch at the base of the glen.The Glen is mostly taken up by a sheep farm, run by a... , Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle is an estate house near Inveraray in Argyll in western Scotland.It is the seat of the Duke of Argyll and a Category A listed building.-Ghosts:... Estate |
18th-century hump-back bridge carrying the A83 road A83 road The A83 is a major road in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, running from Tarbet, on the western shore of Loch Lomond, where it splits from the A82, to Campbeltown at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula.-Route:... over the River Shira River Shira River Shira is the river that runs through Glen Shira, originating from a dammed loch to the north. The river includes a few waterfalls and islands, including Eilean an Eagail... , designed by Roger Morris |
11550 | ||
Dubh Loch Bridge | Glen Shira Glen Shira Glen Shira is a glen within Argyll at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is named after the River Shira, which runs through the centre down from a damn in the northern end, to the dubh loch at the base of the glen.The Glen is mostly taken up by a sheep farm, run by a... , Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle is an estate house near Inveraray in Argyll in western Scotland.It is the seat of the Duke of Argyll and a Category A listed building.-Ghosts:... Estate |
18th-century bridge over the River Shira River Shira River Shira is the river that runs through Glen Shira, originating from a dammed loch to the north. The river includes a few waterfalls and islands, including Eilean an Eagail... by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... |
11551 | ||
Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle Inveraray Castle is an estate house near Inveraray in Argyll in western Scotland.It is the seat of the Duke of Argyll and a Category A listed building.-Ghosts:... |
Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
18th-century Gothic revival country house, designed by Roger Morris and built by William Adam | 11552 | ||
St Columba's Monastery | Eileach an Naoimh Eileach an Naoimh Eileach an Naoimh, also known as Holy Isle, is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It is the southernmost of the Garvellachs archipelago and lies in Firth of Lorne between Mull and Argyll. The name is Gaelic for "rocky place of the saint".About 542, St... , Garvellachs Garvellachs The Garvellachs or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Part of the Argyll and Bute council area, they lie west of Lunga and northwest of Scarba and have been uninhabited since World War II.The islands include Garbh Eileach, Dùn Channuill and Eileach an... |
Ruins of several early Christian buildings, identified with the monastery of Hinba Hinba Hinba is an island in Scotland of unknown location that was the site of a small monastery associated with the Columban church on Iona. Although a number of details are known about the monastery and its early abbots, and various anecdotes dating from the time of Columba of a mystical nature have... founded by St. Brendan in 542 |
11587 | ||
Dunderave Castle Dundarave Castle Dunderave Castle is an L-plan castle built in the 16th century as the Scottish seat of the MacNaughton clan. The castle lies on a small promontory on the northern shores of Loch Fyne, around north-east of Inveraray, Argyll. The castle is in use as a residence. The present castle was built after... |
North shore of Loch Fyne Loch Fyne Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs... |
Late 16th-century tower house Tower house A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.-History:Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountain or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strategic points with reduced forces... , restored by Sir Robert Lorimer 1911–1912 |
11769 | ||
Dunans Bridge Dunans Bridge Dunans Bridge is a category A-listed structure, designed by Thomas Telford. It is located at Dunans Castle on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It was built for John Fletcher of Dunans, to commemorate the battle of Waterloo. The bridge was completed in 1815, and predates the 1864 elaboration... |
Dunans Castle Dunans Castle Dunans Castle is a historic structure located in Glendaruel, in the Argyll and Bute region of Scotland. Shown on maps in 1590, the building was elaborated into a castle in 1860, the castle sits on of ground and in 2001, was ruined by fire.-History:... , Glendaruel Glendaruel Glendaruel is a glen in the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, Scotland.The main village in Glendaruel is the Clachan of Glendaruel.-Features:The present Kilmodan Church was built in the Clachan of Glendaruel in 1610... |
19th-century bridge giving access to Dunans Castle | 11806 | ||
Sundial at Ormidale House | Mouth of Glendaruel Glendaruel Glendaruel is a glen in the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, Scotland.The main village in Glendaruel is the Clachan of Glendaruel.-Features:The present Kilmodan Church was built in the Clachan of Glendaruel in 1610... |
18th-century sundial Scottish sundial Scottish sundials of the renaissance period are not just more numerous than in any other country, they are also stylistically unique. This is particularly notable when the size and wealth of Scotland at the time are taken into account. They are free standing stone sculptures of the 17th and 18th... |
11810 | ||
Carrick Castle Carrick Castle Carrick Castle is a 15th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil, Argyll, Scotland. It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, south of Lochgoilhead.... |
West shore of Loch Goil Loch Goil Loch Goil is a small sea loch in Scotland.It is an arm of Loch Long. The village of Lochgoilhead stands at its head.Located in the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park, Lochgoilhead sits at the head of Loch Goil, a fjord type sea loch. Only an hour from the Erskine Bridge, Glasgow Airport the M8... |
Late 14th-century tower with later additions | 11815 | ||
Kilmorich Kirk | Cairndow Cairndow Cairndow is a coastal hamlet in southwest Scotland.Cairndow lies between the A83 road and the head of Loch Fyne. Administratively it forms part of the Argyll and Bute council area.thumb|A view across [[Loch Fyne]] near Cairndow... |
Early 19th-century Gothic revival church | 11818 | ||
Clachan Bridge Clachan Bridge The Clachan Bridge is a simple, single-arched, hump-backed masonry bridge spanning the Clachan Sound, miles southwest of Oban in Argyll, Scotland.... |
Sound of Seil | 18th-century bridge linking Seil Seil One of the Slate Islands, Seil is a small island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, southwest of Oban, in Scotland.Seil has been linked to the Scottish mainland since 1792 when the Clachan Bridge was built by engineer Robert Mylne... to the mainland |
11834 | ||
Ardchonnel Castle Innis Chonnell Innischonnell is an island in Loch Awe, Scotland.It is part of Kilchrenan and Dalavich parish, in Argyll.-History:... |
Innis Chonnell, Loch Awe Loch Awe Loch Awe is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe, or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.- The loch :It is the third largest freshwater loch in Scotland with... |
14th-century courtyard castle, now in ruins | 11892 | ||
Rhinns Of Islay Lighthouse | Orsay Orsay, Inner Hebrides Orsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of Islay and shelters the harbour of the village of Portnahaven.... , off the Rinns of Islay Rinns of Islay The Rinns of Islay is an area on the west of the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.... |
Early 19th-century lighthouse by Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) Robert Stevenson FRSE MInstCE FSAS MWS FGS FRAS FSA was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses.One of his finest achievements was the construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse.-Early life:... |
11944 | ||
Dunstaffnage Castle Dunstaffnage Castle Dunstaffnage Castle is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It lies N.N.E. of Oban, situated on a platform of conglomerate rock on a promontory at the south-west of the entrance to Loch Etive, and is surrounded on three sides by the sea.The castle dates back to the 13th... |
Mouth of Loch Etive Loch Etive Loch Etive is a 30 km sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It reaches the sea at Connel, 5 km north of Oban. It measures 31.6 km in length and from 1.2 km to in width... , west of Connel Connel Connel is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the southern shore of Loch Etive. The Lusragan Burn flows through the village and into the loch.... |
13th-century curtain-wall castle | 11987 | ||
Dunstaffnage Chapel | Adjacent to Dunstaffnage Castle Dunstaffnage Castle Dunstaffnage Castle is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It lies N.N.E. of Oban, situated on a platform of conglomerate rock on a promontory at the south-west of the entrance to Loch Etive, and is surrounded on three sides by the sea.The castle dates back to the 13th... |
13th-century chapel, now ruined | 11988 | ||
Dunollie Castle Dunollie Castle Dunollie Castle is a small ruin located on a hill north of the town of Oban, on the west coast Scotland. It commands a view of the town, harbour and, outlying isles. The ruin is accessible by a short, steep path. There is no entrance fee, there is a small layby at the foot of the hill... |
Oban Oban Oban Oban Oban ( is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people. Oban... |
Earlier 15th-century keep Keep A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the... and bailey Motte-and-bailey A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade... , now in ruins |
11990 | ||
Gylen Castle Gylen Castle Gylen Castle, on the southern part of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, juts dramatically into the sky on the tip of a promontory overlooking the Firth of Lorne.-History:... |
Kerrera Kerrera Kerrera is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban. In 2005 it had a population of about 35 people, and it is linked to the mainland by passenger ferry on the Gallanach Road.... |
16th-century keep Keep A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the... , now in ruins |
11993 | ||
Killean Chapel | Killean, Kintyre Kintyre Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The region stretches approximately 30 miles , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south, to East Loch Tarbert in the north... |
Medieval chapel and burial ground, now in ruins | 12004 | ||
Killean House | Killean, Kintyre Kintyre Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The region stretches approximately 30 miles , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south, to East Loch Tarbert in the north... |
Late 19th-century country house | 12005 | ||
Killean And Kilchenzie Kirk | A'Chleit, Kintyre Kintyre Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The region stretches approximately 30 miles , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south, to East Loch Tarbert in the north... |
18th-century church | 12035 | ||
Mount Stuart House Mount Stuart House Mount Stuart House on the east coast of the Isle of Bute, Scotland is a Neo-Gothic country house with extensive gardens. Mount Stuart was designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson for the 3rd Marquess of Bute in the late 1870s, to replace an earlier house by Alexander McGill, which burnt down in... |
Isle of Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
Gothic country house by Robert Rowand Anderson Robert Rowand Anderson Sir Robert Rowand Anderson RSA was a Scottish Victorian architect. Anderson trained in the office of George Gilbert Scott in London before setting up his own practice in Edinburgh in 1860. During the 1860s his main work was small churches in the 'First Pointed' style that is characteristic of... , 1878 |
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Mount Stuart, Mausoleum And Graveyard | Isle of Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
18th-century former church | 12055 | ||
Mount Stuart, Kerrylamont Farm Dairy | Isle of Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
Late 19th-century circular-plan dairy | 12056 | ||
St Blane's Church | Isle of Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
12th and 14th-century church, now in ruins | 12063 | ||
Islay House | Islay Islay -Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far... |
17th-century country house with later extensions | 12142 | ||
Islay Woollen Mill | Redhouses, Islay Islay -Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far... |
Mill of 1883, with unusually complete interior and machinery | 12143 | ||
Lorne Furnace | Bonawe Bonawe Bonawe is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland opposite Taynuilt on the north shore of Loch Etive, most famous for Bonawe Quarry . Bonawe is primarily a linear settlement along on the B845 road and the coast.-Etymology:... |
18th-century iron furnace | 12180 | ||
Kilarrow Parish Church Kilarrow Parish Church Kilarrow Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, overlooking and serving Bowmore on the Isle of Islay.The "Round Church", as it is often known, was built in 1767. It has a highly unusual circular design, more reminiscent of some churches built in the 1960s... |
Main Street, Bowmore Bowmore Bowmore Bowmore Bowmore (Scottish Gaelic: Bogh Mòr is a village on the Scottish island of Islay and serves as administrative capital of the island. It gives its name to the famous distillery producing Bowmore Single Malt, a single malt scotch whisky.-History:... , Islay Islay -Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far... |
Circular Georgian church of 1769 | 12184 | ||
Glenorchy Kirk (Clachan an Diseart) | Glenorchy Glen Orchy Glen Orchy is a long glen in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. It runs south-westerly from the Bridge of Orchy to Inverlochy following the River Orchy... |
Early 19th-century Gothic church | 12192 | ||
Kilchurn Castle Kilchurn Castle Kilchurn Castle is a ruined 15th century structure on the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.It was the ancestral home of the Campbells of Glen Orchy, who later became the Earls of Breadalbane also known as the Breadalbane family branch, of the Clan Campbell. The earliest... |
On an island in Loch Awe Loch Awe Loch Awe is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe, or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.- The loch :It is the third largest freshwater loch in Scotland with... |
15th-century keep with 17th-century ranges | 12194 | ||
St. Kenneth's Chapel | Inchkenneth, Mull Mull -Places:*Isle of Mull, Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides*Sound of Mull, between the island and the rest of Scotland*Mull , Anglicisation of Gaelic Maol, hill or promontory**Mull of Galloway, Scotland**Mull of Kintyre, Scotland... |
14th-century roofless chapel | 12297 | ||
Iona Abbey Iona Abbey Iona Abbey is located on the Isle of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest and most important religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic... |
Iona Iona Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland. It was a centre of Irish monasticism for four centuries and is today renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. It is a popular tourist destination and a place for retreats... |
Complex of buildings dating from the 12th century to c.1500 | 12310 | ||
St Oran's Chapel and Reilig Odhrain burial ground | Iona Iona Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland. It was a centre of Irish monasticism for four centuries and is today renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. It is a popular tourist destination and a place for retreats... |
12th-century Romanesque chapel and royal burial ground | 12314 | ||
Maclean's Cross | Iona Iona Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland. It was a centre of Irish monasticism for four centuries and is today renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. It is a popular tourist destination and a place for retreats... |
Carved Celtic cross | 12315 | ||
Iona Nunnery Iona Nunnery The Iona Nunnery was an Augustinian convent located on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It was established sometime after the foundation of the nearby Benedictine monastery in 1203. Bethóc, daughter of Somerled, was first prioress. The ruins of the nunnery... |
Iona Iona Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland. It was a centre of Irish monasticism for four centuries and is today renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. It is a popular tourist destination and a place for retreats... |
12th-century church and convent | 12317 | ||
Dhu Heartach Lighthouse | Dubh Artach Dubh Artach Dubh Artach is a remote skerry of basalt rock off the west coast of Scotland lying west of Colonsay and south-west of the Ross of Mull.A lighthouse designed by Thomas Stevenson with a tower height of was erected between 1867 and 1872 with a shore station constructed on the isle of Erraid... , 15.5 miles (24.9 km) off Iona |
Granite lighthouse by David Stevenson David Stevenson (engineer) David Stevenson FRSE FRSSA was a Scottish lighthouse designer, who designed over thirty lighthouses in and around Scotland, and helped found a great dynasty of lighthouse engineering.-Background:... , completed 1872 |
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Castle Stalker Castle Stalker Castle Stalker is a four-storey tower house or keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. It is located about north east of Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland, and is visible from the A828 road around mid-way between Oban and Glen Coe. The islet is accessible from... |
On an islet in Loch Laich, part of Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland.... |
16th-century tower house | 12345 | ||
Lismore Lighthouse | Eilean Musdile, Lismore Lismore, Scotland Lismore is a partially Gaelic speaking island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. This fertile, low-lying island was once a major centre of Celtic Christianity, with a monastery founded by Saint Moluag and the seat of the Bishop of Argyll.-Geography:... |
1833 lighthouse by Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) Robert Stevenson FRSE MInstCE FSAS MWS FGS FRAS FSA was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses.One of his finest achievements was the construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse.-Early life:... |
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Airds House | Port Appin | 18th-century country house | 12363 | ||
Islandadd Bridge | Bellanoch | Cast-iron road bridge of 1851 | 13042 | ||
Ardkinglas House | Loch Fyne Loch Fyne Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs... |
1908 country house by Robert Lorimer Robert Lorimer Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer was a prolific Scottish architect noted for his restoration work on historic houses and castles, and for promotion of the Arts and Crafts style.-Early life:... |
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Rossdhu House | Loch Lomond Loch Lomond Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish... |
18th-century country house and walled garden | 14469 | ||
Hynish Harbour and Lighthouse Establishment | Hynish, Tiree Tiree -History:Tiree is known for the 1st century BC Dùn Mòr broch, for the prehistoric carved Ringing Stone and for the birds of the Ceann a' Mhara headland.... |
Mid-19th-century group, including signal tower, housing, stores, and enclosures | 17848 | ||
Skerryvore Lighthouse | Skerryvore Skerryvore Skerryvore is a remote reef that lies off the west coast of Scotland, 12 miles south west of the island of Tiree... , 11 miles (17.7 km) off Tiree Tiree -History:Tiree is known for the 1st century BC Dùn Mòr broch, for the prehistoric carved Ringing Stone and for the birds of the Ceann a' Mhara headland.... |
1844 lighthouse by Alan Stevenson Alan Stevenson Alan Stevenson FRSE MInstCE was a Scottish lighthouse engineer who was Engineer to the Board of Northern Lighthouses... |
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3 Kilmoluaig | Kilmoluaig, Tiree Tiree -History:Tiree is known for the 1st century BC Dùn Mòr broch, for the prehistoric carved Ringing Stone and for the birds of the Ceann a' Mhara headland.... |
19th-century thatched cottage | 17857 | ||
13 Kilmoluaig | Kilmoluaig, Tiree Tiree -History:Tiree is known for the 1st century BC Dùn Mòr broch, for the prehistoric carved Ringing Stone and for the birds of the Ceann a' Mhara headland.... |
19th-century thatched cottage | 17859 | ||
Torosay Castle Torosay castle Torosay Castle is a large house situated 1½ miles south of Craignure on the Isle of Mull, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.It was designed by architect David Bryce for John Campbell of Possil in the Scottish Baronial style, and completed in 1858... , statues In Statue Walk |
Mull Mull -Places:*Isle of Mull, Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides*Sound of Mull, between the island and the rest of Scotland*Mull , Anglicisation of Gaelic Maol, hill or promontory**Mull of Galloway, Scotland**Mull of Kintyre, Scotland... |
18th-century sculptures by Antonio Bonazza Antonio Bonazza Antonio Bonazza was an Italian sculptor of the Rococo.Antonio was the son of Giovanni Bonazza, a prominent sculptor active in Padua , and member of a large family of sculptors. He may have been influenced by Orazio Marinali of Vicenza... |
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Moy Castle Moy Castle Moy Castle is an extant, but badly damaged castle near Lochbuie, Mull.-History:Moy Castle was built in the 15th century by Hector Reaganach Maclean, 1st Laird of Lochbuie, brother of Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Duart. It has a three level tower with a garret. The ground floor contains a well... |
Lochbuie Lochbuie, Mull Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch".-Geography:... , Mull |
Ruined 14th-century keep | 17935 | ||
Macquarrie Mausoleum | Gruline, Mull | Gothic mausoleum, 1824, to Lachlan Macquarie Lachlan Macquarie Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB , was a British military officer and colonial administrator. He served as the last autocratic Governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of the colony... , Governor of New South Wales |
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Duart Castle Duart Castle Duart Castle or Caisteal Dhubhairt in Scottish Gaelic is a castle on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, within the council area of Argyll and Bute... |
Mull Mull -Places:*Isle of Mull, Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides*Sound of Mull, between the island and the rest of Scotland*Mull , Anglicisation of Gaelic Maol, hill or promontory**Mull of Galloway, Scotland**Mull of Kintyre, Scotland... |
14th-century tower with 17th-century house | 17974 | ||
Torosay Castle Torosay castle Torosay Castle is a large house situated 1½ miles south of Craignure on the Isle of Mull, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.It was designed by architect David Bryce for John Campbell of Possil in the Scottish Baronial style, and completed in 1858... |
Mull Mull -Places:*Isle of Mull, Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides*Sound of Mull, between the island and the rest of Scotland*Mull , Anglicisation of Gaelic Maol, hill or promontory**Mull of Galloway, Scotland**Mull of Kintyre, Scotland... |
1856 mansion by David Bryce David Bryce David Bryce FRSE FRIBA RSA was a Scottish architect. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at the Royal High School and joined the office of architect William Burn in 1825, aged 22. By 1841, Bryce had risen to be Burn's partner... |
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Wester Kames Tower | Isle of Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
Tower house rebuilt by Robert Weir Schultz 1897–1900 | 18287 | ||
Stewart Hall | Isle of Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
18th-century Palladian house | 18289 | ||
Old Castle Lachlan | Loch Fyne Loch Fyne Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs... |
Roofless 15th-century castle | 18294 | ||
Cour House | Saddell Saddell Saddell is a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. The name Saddell is derived from the Norse for sandy dale.-Saddell... |
Country house of 1922 by Oliver Hill Oliver Hill (architect) Oliver Hill was an English architect, landscape architect, and garden designer. Oliver Hill was apprenticed to a builder and then to an architect. Oliver Hill's early garden designs were in the Arts and Crafts style but he turned towards modernism in the 1930s, favouring curved lines... |
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Castle Sween Castle Sween Castle Sween is located on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, in Knapdale, on the west coast of Argyll, Scotland. Castle Sween is thought to be one of the earliest stone castles built in Scotland, having been built sometime in the late twelfth century... |
Knapdale Knapdale Knapdale forms a rural district of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands, adjoining Kintyre to the south, and divided from the rest of Argyll to the north by the Crinan Canal. It includes two parishes, North Knapdale and South Knapdale.... |
Courtyard castle of c.1200, the oldest stone castle surviving in Scotland | 18389 | ||
Saddell Castle Saddell Castle Saddell Castle is a 16th century tower house on the shore of the Kilbrannan Sound near Saddell, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.-History:Built by David Hamilton, Bishop of Argyll, between 1508–1512, the castle was built from the stones of the ruined Saddell Abbey... |
Saddell Saddell Saddell is a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. The name Saddell is derived from the Norse for sandy dale.-Saddell... |
Early 16th-century tower with later additions | 18403 | ||
Skipness Castle Skipness Castle Skipness Castle stands on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland near the village of Skipness.-History:The main structure of the castle was built in the early 13th century by the Clan MacSween with later fortifications and other additions made to the castle through the 13th, 14th and... |
Skipness Skipness Skipness is a village on the east coast of Kintyre in Scotland, a few miles south of Tarbert and facing the Isle of Arran.There is a ruined castle and Kilbrannan Chapel, which contains some rare grave slabs. There is a nearby cafe that serves fresh fish from the area, and beer brewed on Arran,... , Kintyre Kintyre Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The region stretches approximately 30 miles , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south, to East Loch Tarbert in the north... |
13th-century courtyard castle | 18408 | ||
St Brendan's Chapel St Brendan's Chapel, Skipness St Brendan's Chapel is a medieval chapel near Skipness, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The chapel was built in the late 13th or early 14th century date by Clann Somhairle and was dedicated to St. Brendan. The chapel replaced an earlier chapel dedicated to St. Columba, which had been incorporated into... |
Skipness Skipness Skipness is a village on the east coast of Kintyre in Scotland, a few miles south of Tarbert and facing the Isle of Arran.There is a ruined castle and Kilbrannan Chapel, which contains some rare grave slabs. There is a nearby cafe that serves fresh fish from the area, and beer brewed on Arran,... , Kintyre Kintyre Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The region stretches approximately 30 miles , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south, to East Loch Tarbert in the north... |
Roofless chapel of c.1300 | 18409 | ||
Ardencaple Hotel | Rhu Road Lower, Rhu Rhu Rhu is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.The traditional spelling of its name was Row, but it was changed in the 1920s so that outsiders would pronounce it correctly... |
Early 19th century posting inn | 19525 | ||
Rossdhu South Lodge and Gate | Rossdhu, Loch Lomond Loch Lomond Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish... |
19th-century estate gateway | 19698 | ||
Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse | Mull of Kintyre Mull of Kintyre The Mull of Kintyre is the southwesternmost tip of the Kintyre Peninsula in southwest Scotland. From here, the Antrim coast is visible and an historic lighthouse, the second commissioned in Scotland, guides shipping in the intervening North Channel... |
18th-century lighthouse, one of first four lighthouses built for the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses | 19874 | ||
Campbeltown Cross | Old Quay Head, Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran , it was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell was granted the site in 1667... |
Late medieval high cross | 22913 | ||
Bellgrove | High Askomil, Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran , it was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell was granted the site in 1667... |
Early 19th-century house of Palladian form | 22940 | ||
Rothmar | High Askomil, Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran , it was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell was granted the site in 1667... |
Late 19th-century house by John James Burnet John James Burnet Sir John James Burnet was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England... |
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Campbeltown Library and Museum | Hall Street, Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran , it was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell was granted the site in 1667... |
Late 19th-century Renaissance-style building by John James Burnet John James Burnet Sir John James Burnet was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England... |
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St. John's Church of Scotland | Argyll Street, Dunoon Dunoon Dunoon is a resort town situated on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It sits on the Firth of Clyde to the south of Holy Loch and to the west of Gourock.-Waterfront:... |
19th-century Gothic revival church | 26440 | ||
Rockland | Clyde Street East, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
Greek revival villa by Alexander Thomson Alexander Thomson Alexander "Greek" Thomson was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was little appreciated outwith Glasgow during his lifetime... , 1854 |
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The Hill House | Colquhoun Street Upper, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
1902 house by Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design... , owned by the National Trust for Scotland National Trust for Scotland The National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to... |
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The White House | Colquhoun Street Upper, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
1899 Arts and Crafts house by Baillie Scott Baillie Scott Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott was a British architect and artist He was born at Beards Hill, St Peters near Ramsgate, Kent, the second eldest of ten children.... |
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Drumadoon (formerly Morar Lodge) | Colquhoun Street Upper, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
1903 house by William Leiper, now a private nursing home | 34763 | ||
Greycourt | Dhuhill Drive West, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
1911 Arts and Crafts villa by A N Paterson | 34771 | ||
Red Towers | Douglas Drive, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
Renaissance-style house of 1898 by William Leiper | 34774 | ||
Brantwoode | Munro Drive West, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
1903 Arts and Crafts house by William Leiper | 34822 | ||
Cairndhu House | Rhu Road Lower, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
1871 villa by William Leiper with Anglo-Japanese interior | 34847 | ||
Dalmore House | Rhu Road Lower, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
Baronial mansion of 1873 by William Leiper | 34849 | ||
Longcroft | Rossdhu Drive West, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
1902 Renaissance-style house by A N Paterson | 34851 | ||
Former Helensburgh and Gareloch Conservative Club | 38-40 Sinclair Street, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
Glasgow Style building by Honeyman & Keppie | 34868 | ||
War Memorial | Hermitage Park, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
1923 monument by A N Paterson, in walled garden | 34872 | ||
St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church | William Street, Helensburgh Helensburgh Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch.... |
1868 church and later church hall by Robert Rowand Anderson Robert Rowand Anderson Sir Robert Rowand Anderson RSA was a Scottish Victorian architect. Anderson trained in the office of George Gilbert Scott in London before setting up his own practice in Edinburgh in 1860. During the 1860s his main work was small churches in the 'First Pointed' style that is characteristic of... |
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Inveraray Parish Church | Church Square, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
1805 church by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... , housed separate Gaelic and English-speaking congregations |
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Morrison's Land | North Main Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian houses of 1767 | 34981 | ||
George Hotel | North Main Street East, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian hotel of 1779 | 34995 | ||
Relief Land | South Main Street East, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian housing of 1779 | 34999 | ||
Mackenzie's Land | South Main Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian housing of 1775 | 35000 | ||
Black's Land | South Main Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
18th-century housing | 35001 | ||
Arkland | South Main Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian housing of 1775 by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... |
35002 | ||
Post Office, grocers shop and house | Front Street East, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian housing and shop, 1776 | 35003 | ||
Gillie's House (Buntain's) | Front Street East, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian housing and former bank, 1760 | 35004 | ||
Former Temperance Hotel | Front Street East, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Later 18th-century house | 35005 | ||
Chamberlain's House | Front Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian house of 1751 by John Adam John Adam (architect) John Adam was a Scottish architect. Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam. His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects.The Adam family moved to Edinburgh in 1728, as William Adam's career... |
35006 | ||
Town House | Front Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Customs house, court house and prison by John Adam John Adam (architect) John Adam was a Scottish architect. Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam. His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects.The Adam family moved to Edinburgh in 1728, as William Adam's career... , 1755 |
35007 | ||
Ivy House | Front Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian house of c.1755 by John Adam John Adam (architect) John Adam was a Scottish architect. Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam. His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects.The Adam family moved to Edinburgh in 1728, as William Adam's career... |
35008 | ||
The Avenue Screen Wall | Front Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Arched wall of 1788 by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... |
35009 | ||
The Great Inn (Argyll Arms Hotel) | Front Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian inn of 1757 | 35011 | ||
Dalmally Road Screen Wall | Front Street West, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Arched wall of 1790 by Robert Mylne Robert Mylne Robert Mylne was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi... |
35013 | ||
The Duke's Tower (Belfry), beside All Saints Church. | Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Gothic revival bell tower, completed 1932 | 35019 | ||
Inveraray Court House Inveraray Jail The Inveraray Gaol in Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Scotland is known as a living 19th-century prison.-History:Designed by James Gillespie Graham in 1813 after original plans by Robert Reid in 1807. The original plans had called for a courthouse and three prisons, one for males, one for females and... |
Crown Point, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian court house and prison by James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham was a Scottish architect, born in Dunblane. He is most notable for his work in the Scottish baronial style, as at Ayton Castle, and he worked in the Gothic Revival style, in which he was heavily influenced by the work of Augustus Pugin... , 1819, now a museum |
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Prison Wall | Crown Point, Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Substantial wall around former court house, also by James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham was a Scottish architect, born in Dunblane. He is most notable for his work in the Scottish baronial style, as at Ayton Castle, and he worked in the Gothic Revival style, in which he was heavily influenced by the work of Augustus Pugin... |
35032 | ||
Factory Land | Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Late 18th century housing | 35037 | ||
Ferry Land | Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Late 18th century housing | 35038 | ||
Fern Point (Ardrainic) | Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Georgian house of 1753, the earliest house in the new town of Inveraray | 35039 | ||
Inverary Mercat Cross | Inveraray Inveraray Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:... |
Ecclesiastical cross of c.1400, later used as a mercat cross Mercat cross A mercat cross is a market cross found in Scottish cities and towns where trade and commerce was a part of economic life. It was originally a place where merchants would gather, and later became the focal point of many town events such as executions, announcements and proclamations... |
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St. Columba's Cathedral St. Columba's Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St Columba in Oban is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles and mother church of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles... |
Corran Esplanade, Oban | Modern Gothic church by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, completed 1952 | 38820 | ||
Bute Mausoleum | High Kirk of Rothesay, Rothesay Rothesay, Argyll and Bute The town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay which offers an onward rail link to Glasgow. At the centre of the town is Rothesay Castle, a ruined castle which dates back to the 13th... , Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
Late 18th-century mausoleum of eclectic design | 40446 | ||
St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church | Columshill Street, Rothesay Rothesay, Argyll and Bute The town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay which offers an onward rail link to Glasgow. At the centre of the town is Rothesay Castle, a ruined castle which dates back to the 13th... , Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
Byzantine-style church of 1923 by Reginald Fairlie Reginald Fairlie Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie was a Scottish architect.Born at Kincaple, Fife, he was educated in Birmingham.... |
40451 | ||
Rothesay Pavilion | Argyle Street, Rothesay Rothesay, Argyll and Bute The town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay which offers an onward rail link to Glasgow. At the centre of the town is Rothesay Castle, a ruined castle which dates back to the 13th... , Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
International Style International style (architecture) The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style... entertainment pavilion of 1938, by James Carrick |
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The Winter Gardens | Victoria Street, Rothesay, Bute | Domed winter garden Winter garden The origin of the winter garden dates back to the 17th to 19th centuries where European nobility would construct large conservatories that would house tropical and subtropical plants and would act as an extension of their living space. Many of these would be attached to their main palaces... and bandstand of 1923, with Art Nouveau detailing |
40454 | ||
Bute Estate Office | 55 High Street, Rothesay, Bute | 17th-century building, originally the Marquess of Bute's town house | 40456 | ||
Tor House | Ardencraig Road, Rothesay, Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
Greek-revival villa by Alexander Thomson Alexander Thomson Alexander "Greek" Thomson was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was little appreciated outwith Glasgow during his lifetime... , c.1855 |
40468 | ||
Gareloch House | Clynder Clynder Clynder is a place on the western shore of the Gare Loch, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Historically in the County of Dunbarton, Clynder is one of a string of small settlements on the Rosneath Peninsula... , Gareloch |
Early 19th-century classical villa with particularly fine landscaped garden | 42621 | ||
Bathwell | Rosneath Castle Estate, Rosneath Rosneath Rosneath is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch near to the tip of the Rosneath peninsula which projects south to the Firth of Clyde between the Gare Loch and Loch Long to the west, and about 2 miles from the village of Kilcreggan which is sited... |
Mid-later 18th-century bath house | 42625 | ||
Rosneath Home Farm | Rosneath Castle Estate, Rosneath Rosneath Rosneath is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch near to the tip of the Rosneath peninsula which projects south to the Firth of Clyde between the Gare Loch and Loch Long to the west, and about 2 miles from the village of Kilcreggan which is sited... |
Large Gothic steading by Alexander Nasmyth Alexander Nasmyth Alexander Nasmyth was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter, often called the "father of Scottish landscape painting".-Biography:... , 1803 |
42628 | ||
Ferry Inn | Rosneath Point, Rosneath Rosneath Rosneath is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch near to the tip of the Rosneath peninsula which projects south to the Firth of Clyde between the Gare Loch and Loch Long to the west, and about 2 miles from the village of Kilcreggan which is sited... |
1897 Arts and Crafts villa by Edwin Lutyens Edwin Lutyens Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA, FRIBA was a British architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era... |
42630 | ||
St Modan's Parish Church | Rosneath Rosneath Rosneath is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch near to the tip of the Rosneath peninsula which projects south to the Firth of Clyde between the Gare Loch and Loch Long to the west, and about 2 miles from the village of Kilcreggan which is sited... |
1854 English Gothic church by David Cousin | 42634 | ||
Saint Mahew's Chapel | Darleith Road, Cardross Cardross Cardross is a large village with a population of 2,351 in Scotland, on the north side of the Firth of Clyde, situated halfway between Dumbarton and Helensburgh. Cardross is in the historic geographical county of Dunbartonshire but the modern political local authority of Argyll and Bute... |
15th-century chapel, restored in the 1950s as a Catholic church | 42905 | ||
Redholme | Kilkerran Road, Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran , it was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell was granted the site in 1667... |
Arts and Crafts villa of 1896 by Henry E Clifford | 43088 | ||
Sloy Power Station | Loch Sloy Loch Sloy Loch Sloy was a Scottish sailing barque that operated between Great Britain and Australia from the late 19th century until 1899. Her name was drawn from Loch Sloy, a freshwater lake which lies to the north of the Burgh of Helensburgh, in the region of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.In the early hours of... |
Designed in a classical style by Tarbolton & Ochterlony, with butress-type dam by James Williamson, opened 1950 | 43188 | ||
The Dolls' Houses | Killean House Estate, Kintyre Kintyre Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The region stretches approximately 30 miles , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south, to East Loch Tarbert in the north... |
Pair of arts and crafts cottages by John James Burnet John James Burnet Sir John James Burnet was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England... |
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Glen Eden | Shore Road, Kilcreggan Kilcreggan Kilcreggan is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.It developed on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde at a time when Clyde steamers brought it within easy reach of Glasgow at about 25 miles west of the centre of Glasgow by boat... |
1850s villa by Alexander Thomson Alexander Thomson Alexander "Greek" Thomson was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was little appreciated outwith Glasgow during his lifetime... |
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Knockderry Castle | Shore Road, Cove Cove, Argyll and Bute Cove is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.It is on the south-west of the Rosneath peninsula, on the east shore of Loch Long.Before the local government reorganisation in Scotland in 1975 it formed part of the small Joint Burgh of Cove and Kilcreggan, in the County of Dumbarton.In common with... |
1850s house by Alexander Thomson Alexander Thomson Alexander "Greek" Thomson was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was little appreciated outwith Glasgow during his lifetime... , with Baronial additions by William Leiper William Leiper William Leiper FRIBA RSA was a British architect notable particularly for his work in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.-Career:... , 1897 |
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Craig Ailey | South Ailey Road, Cove Cove, Argyll and Bute Cove is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.It is on the south-west of the Rosneath peninsula, on the east shore of Loch Long.Before the local government reorganisation in Scotland in 1975 it formed part of the small Joint Burgh of Cove and Kilcreggan, in the County of Dumbarton.In common with... |
1850 villa by Alexander Thomson Alexander Thomson Alexander "Greek" Thomson was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was little appreciated outwith Glasgow during his lifetime... |
43472 | ||
Auchendennan House | Arden Arden, Argyll and Bute Arden is a village on Loch Lomond in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.... |
Baronial chateau by John Burnet John Burnet (architect) John Burnet was a Scottish architect who lived and practised in Glasgow. He was born the son of soldier and trained initially as a carpenter, before becoming a Clerk of Works... , 1866 |
43871 | ||
Darleith Dovecot | Darleith House, Colgrain Colgrain Colgrain is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.The name was given by one Daniel Ryan who named this blissful part of Scotland after the one and only Colin O'Brien from the Low lying... |
Late 18th-century 4-stage dovecot | 43874 | ||
Rothesay Castle Rothesay Castle Rothesay Castle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland. Located at , the castle has been described as "one of the most remarkable in Scotland", for its long history dating back to the beginning of the 13th century, and its unusual circular... |
Rothesay Rothesay, Argyll and Bute The town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay which offers an onward rail link to Glasgow. At the centre of the town is Rothesay Castle, a ruined castle which dates back to the 13th... , Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
13th-century castle, rebuilt c.1500 and restored c.1900 by the Marquess of Bute John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute KT, KSG, KGCHS was a landed aristocrat, industrial magnate, antiquarian, scholar, philanthropist and architectural patron.-Early life:... |
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Balmory House | Balmory Road, Ascog Ascog Ascog is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is largely residential and is located on the east coast of the Isle of Bute. It contains Ascog House and the Italianate style Balmory Hall.... , Bute Isle of Bute Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:... |
1861 Italianate villa with Adam Style Adam style The Adam style is an 18th century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practiced by the three Adam brothers from Scotland; of whom Robert Adam and James Adam were the most widely known.The Adam brothers were the first to advocate an integrated style for architecture and... interiors |
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Former Charcoal Store | Ironworks, Furnace, Argyll and Bute | Mid 18th-century rubble-built industrial building, later used as a drill hall | 49844 | ||