Islay House
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Islay House , formerly Kilarrow House , is a mansion west of the village of Bridgend on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located in a small forest about 150 m north of the A847, which connects the A846 in Bridgend with Port Charlotte and Portnahaven , and overlooks the bay of Loch Indaal . On July 20, 1971, Islay House was added to the Scottish List of Monuments in Category A.
history
The oldest parts of Islay House were completed around 1680. In 1736 what was then known as Kilarrow House was expanded. When the owner Daniel Campbell finally died in 1753, his second son Daniel Campbell, 2nd Laird of Shawfield and Islay, inherited the property. He finally decided to largely give up the village of Kilarrow, in which the building was located, in favor of an extension of the Islay House grounds. The residents of Kilarrow were relocated to the new planned town of Bowmore , the current capital of the island. The remaining part of Kilarrow corresponds to today's Bridgend.
The extensive grounds of Islay House were expanded to look like a park in the years that followed and numerous new buildings were added, including a farm, a nursery and buildings for the servants. Islay House itself was expanded in the late 18th century and again in the 19th century. When the British politician and businessman James Morrison acquired the island of Islay in 1854, Islay House also passed into his possession and has been in the family ever since. At the beginning of the 20th century, renovation and restoration work was finally carried out.
Many of the Islay House buildings are now listed buildings. These include the Islay Home Farm , 100 m to the east, the gardener's home ( West Lodge ) and the opposite entrance to the nursery , west and east tower , bluehouse and the former Dry Bridge viaduct .
description
The plans to build a three-story house on behalf of Hugh Campbell of Cawdors date back to 1677. Construction probably began that same year; however, the completion date is not recorded. The building built during this period has an L-shaped floor plan and is now part of the front. In 1731 another wing was added so that the floor plan was half an H. These parts of the building are finished with gable roofs and have stepped gables on the front . In the late 18th century, the main wing was finally extended on both sides to include staircases, which emerge from the floor plan. Through these, spiral stairs connect the individual floors with one another. Various rear buildings were added in the 19th century. The well-known architect William Henry Playfair was commissioned to carry out this work . The individual parts of the building have been stylistically adapted to one another and correspond to traditional Scottish architecture. The facades are plastered and whitewashed using the Harling technique. The roofs are covered with slate shingles.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c d Entry on Islay House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Internet presence of the Kilarrow Parish Church
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Coordinates: 55 ° 47 ′ 6 " N , 6 ° 15 ′ 14" W.