Foreland House
The Foreland House is a mansion in the west of the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . On July 20, 1971, Foreland House was added to the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. Foreland House is isolated in a small forest on the edge of the Rhinns of Islay . The next settlement is Lyrabus, about 1.5 km to the east .
history
The house was built around 1820 for Walter Frederick Campbell , the Laird of Islay. Here, an existing building was converted and expanded. Since Campbell held the title of Foreland and Sunderland , Foreland House is sometimes referred to as Sunderland House .
description
The main entrance, decorated with pilasters and crowned, is embedded in the center of the north wing. This is 17.3 m long and 12.9 m wide and made up of 80 cm thick walls. The entrance door is symmetrically surrounded by five lattice windows. The wing ends with a slate-covered gable roof . The dining room, painting room and library are located on the ground floor, while several bedrooms are located on the upper floor of the two-story building. The interior has been redesigned at least once since it was built.
In the west, there is a two-story, L-shaped wing with a lower gable height. This delimits an inner courtyard open to the south on two sides. The kitchen and staff rooms are located in this wing. It also ends with a gable roof. The two-story west wing was not added until the middle of the 19th century. It is orthogonal to the north wing, which it is directly adjacent to. A billiard room is set up on the ground floor. In the south there is a semicircular, one-story greenhouse. All facades are plastered with the traditional Harling technique.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Foreland House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Coordinates: 55 ° 47 ′ 41.1 ″ N , 6 ° 21 ′ 26.6 ″ W.