Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay
Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay — architectural structure in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category C listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "architectural structure in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.8459°, -6.1043°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dunlossit House is a Category C listed country house near Port Askaig, Islay in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland..
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Background
History
The house, originally known as Glenlossit House, was a shooting lodge which was rebuilt as a larger residence for Kirkman Finlay, a partner in Finlay, Thompson and Company. Kirkman Finlay purchased the estate from Sir Smith Child, 1st Baronet in 1869 and began to develop the estate by planting trees on a large scale. Construction work on the extensive rebuild started in 1871 and took until 1874. The architect was William Spence, the clerk of works was William Henderson and the foreman joiner was Robert Girdwood. In 1890 it was purchased by Donald Turner Martin of Kintour for £66,000 () and was rebuilt in 1909 following a fire. In 1912 it was purchased by William Albert Bankier. His wife…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8459, -6.1043
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA46 7RE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Official site
- www.dunlossitestate.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q1266151 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dunlossit House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dunlossit House from ferry coming into Port Askaig - geograph.org.uk - 307017.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay?
- Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA46 7RE).
- Who owns Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay?
- Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay is owned by | landlord =.
- Is Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay a listed building?
- Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- How do I get to Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA46 7RE. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.