Inveraray, Main Street South, Arkland. General view from North-East.
SC 558846
Description Inveraray, Main Street South, Arkland. General view from North-East.
Catalogue Number SC 558846
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 465
Scope and Content View of Arkland from the south, Main Street South, Inveraray, Argyll and Bute Archibald, 3rd Duke of Argyll, who inherited the title in 1743, initiated the removal of the town of Inveraray to a new site 0.6km south of the old town. A plan for the new town was drawn up in 1744 by the Duke and Lord Milton (1692-1766). Robert Mylne (1734-1811) was the architect responsible for much of the design of the town. Arkland, at the south end of the town, was built to his design by the mason, John Marr, in 1774-5, to house tenants who were being removed from the old town. The building of the town was a complex process which lasted over 30 years, the original plan having been radically changed. The 5th Duke, who inherited the title in 1770, oversaw much of the building of the new town and the demolition of the old town. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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