Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ellary Castle |
| Town, district or village: | Ardrishaig |
| City or county: | Argyll |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | South Knapdale |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1870 | 1871 | ||
| 1894 | Reconstruction after fire and remodelling. Tower heightened and new billiard room | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| David Bryce | 1870 | 1871 | |||
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | 1894 | Alterations and remodelling after fire. Tower heightened and new billiard room | |||
| Ronald Carswell | After 1900 | Before 1911 | New estate buildings | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Tarratt, J Fox | Also client for restoration after fire |
| Tarratt, Mrs Fox | for estate buildings |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Historic Scotland Lists | |||||
| RSA | 1895 | 461 | |||
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p171 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | Obituary of David Bryce | |
| Builder | 28 September 1895 | LXIX | p 221 and illustrations | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 18270 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR E/83/1, 2, 3 Lorimer's plans for reconstruction show Bryce's original design | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Ronald Carswell: L v16 no 1174; Robert Stodart Lorimer: F v17 p35 no1114 (microfilm reel 12) | |