Islay House

Islay House
Islay House
	Islay House
Former names	Kilarrow House
General information
Town or city	Bridgend, Islay
Country	Scotland
Coordinates	55°47′03″N 6°15′16.8″W / 55.78417°N 6.254667°W
Construction started	1677
Listed Building – Category A
Designated	20 July 1971
Reference no.	LB12142

Islay House is a Category A listed^[1] country house near Bridgend, Islay in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland on the shores of Loch Indaal.

History and architecture

Originally known as Kilarrow House, it was built for Sir Hugh Campbell of Cawdor, Nairnshire around 1677. It was sold in 1726 along with most of Islay and Jura to Daniel Campbell of Shawfield and Woodhall who added the wings around 1737. The stair towers were added by Daniel Campbell, his successor around 1760 when it was renamed Islay House. It was extended again for Walter Frederick Campbell. The Campbells became bankrupt in 1847.^[2]

It was acquired in 1853 by James Morrison MP of Basildon Park, Berkshire, England and the offices and servants’ quarters were added between 1841 and 1845 by William Henry Playfair. Some of the Playfair buildings were demolished in 1910 when a 2 storey nursery wing was added by the architect Detmar Blow.

In 1980 Queen Elizabeth II paid a private visit to the house with Prince Charles, Prince Edward and Princess Margaret. As the daughter of Lord Margadale, Hon Mary Morrison was a Lady in Waiting to the Queen.^[3]

In 1985 the house was sold to Captain Thomas Friedrich of the United States Navy and in 2014 it was bought by new owners who decided to open it as a hotel.^[4]

References

^ "Islay House, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ Campbell, John Francis; Scotland, National Library of (1985). Lamplighter and Story-teller: John Francis Campbell of Islay, 1821-1885. National Library of Scotland. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-902220-65-2.
^ "Proud Day for Two Islay Visitors". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 11 August 1980. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "History". Islay House. Islay House. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[1] "Islay House, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[2] Campbell, John Francis; Scotland, National Library of (1985). Lamplighter and Story-teller: John Francis Campbell of Islay, 1821-1885. National Library of Scotland. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-902220-65-2.

[3] "Proud Day for Two Islay Visitors". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 11 August 1980. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "History". Islay House. Islay House. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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Islay House

History and architecture

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