Gareloch House
Gareloch House is the name of a villa on the Rosneath Peninsula in the Scottish Council Area Argyll and Bute . The building is located on the southern edge of the coastal town of Clynder on the banks of the Gare Loch , the estuary from which it is named, on today's B833, the main road on the peninsula. In 1971 Gareloch House was listed in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A.
history
The villa was built around 1817. There lived the clergyman John McLeod Campbell , who was charged with heresy in a high-profile case . His sons James and Robert inherited the property after Campbell's death. Above all, they pushed ahead with the development of the garden into a park until 1917 and documented their approach in records that are still preserved today. The owners in the 1970s and 1980s tried to restore the park to its original state.
description
The two-story, slightly elongated building consists essentially of rubble from igneous rock. However, the windows are set off with sandstone , which is also used for the corner stones on the building edges. The entrance area is in the northwest facade. The entrance door is shifted slightly to the right and is surrounded by five lattice windows. The opposite side of the building has three vertical window axes. A garage from the 1930s adjoins the southwest side. It is plastered and ends with a pent roof . Gareloch House is crowned by a hipped roof with gray slate shingles.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Gareloch House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 0 ′ 51 ″ N , 4 ° 48 ′ 31.1 ″ W.