Basic Site Details

Name: Duart Castle
Town, district or village: Craignure (near)
Island: Mull
City or county: Argyll
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Ross & MacGibbon prepared plans for RCAHMS interest.

Information from Sir Lachlan MacLean and Professor James Dunbar Naismith.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Doward CastleYes 

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Castle  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 51911  Sketch scheme for restoration and reports
Item 2 of 519111916 Restoration
Item 3 of 5September 1911  Scheme submitted (Burnet)
Item 4 of 5June 1912  Working drawings dated
Item 5 of 519601962Restoration(?)Minor works

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 13Alfred Lightly MacGibbon A1911 Sketch scheme for restoration and reports. Also advised on Burnet scheme and it was this scheme which was executed
Item 2 of 13Charles Cleland Harvey A19111915Job architect for execution of Burnet restoration scheme.
Item 3 of 13MacGibbon & Ross A1911 Sketch scheme for restoration and reports. Also advised on Burnet scheme and it was this scheme which was executed
Item 4 of 13Thomas Ross A1911 Sketch scheme for restoration and reports. Also advised on Burnet scheme and it was this scheme which was executed
Item 5 of 13(Sir) John James Burnet B19111916Executed scheme which had been prepared in consultation with Ross & MacGibbon
Item 6 of 13John Burnet & Son B19111916Executed scheme which had been prepared in consultation with Ross & MacGibbon
Item 7 of 13Norman Aitken Dick B19111916Executed scheme which had been prepared in consultation with Ross & MacGibbon
Item 8 of 13Alexander McGibbon  c. 1911 Preparatory survey carried out on a fee-paid basis
Item 9 of 13John Burnet & Son CJune 1912 Survey plans drawn up - 'John Burnet & Son - received December 16 1912'
Item 10 of 13David Robertson Collin G19601962Minor works
Item 11 of 13Ian G Lindsay & Partners G19601962Minor restoration works
Item 12 of 13Ian Gordon Lindsay G19601962Minor works
Item 13 of 13John Herdman Reid G19601962Minor works

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RCAHMS Inventory of Argyllvol 3 Volume 3

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Building News2 August 1912  p. 146
Item 2 of 2Building News11 December 1916   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Courtesy of David CollinInformation sent to Dictionary Sent May 2013
Item 2 of 3National Library of ScotlandRoss Collection Sketch scheme and report for RCAHMS and Sir Fitzroy Maclean.
Item 3 of 3National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSLeslie Grahame Thomson MacDougall Collection LGM 1910/1