Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ardtornish House, mansion and clocktower |
| Town, district or village: | Ardtornish |
| City or county: | Argyll |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Morvern |
| Status: | A 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 | |
| 1885 | 1891 | House built | |
| 1908 | 1910 | Remodelling. Interior work including oak panelling in drawing room. | |
| 1913 | Still room and range | ||
| 1979 | Restoration | Maintenance | |
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 | |
| Alexander Ross | A | 1885 | 1891 | New house | |
| John Kinross | B | 1908 | 1910 | Remodelling, including interior decoration | |
| Scott Morton & Co (later Scott Morton & Tynecastle Co Ltd; finally Scott Morton Ltd) | F | c. 1908 | Oak panelling in drawing room. Executed by Thomas Beveridge. | ||
| William Scott Morton | F | c. 1908 | 1908 Oak panelling in drawing room. Executed by Thomas Beveridge | ||
| John Kinross | C | 1913 | Still room and range | ||
| Richard Gale Ewing | D | 1979 | Maintenance | ||
| Rowand Anderson Partnership | D | 1979 | Maintenance work | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Raven, Mrs F | Client for 1970s work |
| Sellar, Gerard and Gertrude Craig | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Allen, Nic (ed.) | Scottish Architects in Conservation | p103 | |||
| Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | Penguin Books | p225-6 | |
| Miers, Mary | 2008 | The Western Seaboard | The Rutland Press | p82-3 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Ardtornish House | Ardtornish House drawings | ||
| Ardtornish House | Manuscripts | NRS (S) 656 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 13951 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Scott Morton (formerly Peter Miller) Collection, RIAS | Letter books | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Alexander Ross: F v12 p15, microfiche 114/B7 | |