Ardtornish House
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ardtornish House
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Ardtornish Estate; Old Ardtornish House; Aird Toirinis
Canmore ID 79976
Site Number NM64SE 15
NGR NM 693 433
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/79976
- Council Highland
- Parish Morvern
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
NM64SE 15 693 433
For (present) Ardtornish House or Tower (NM 7033 4753) and related buildings, see NM74NW 13.
Ardtornish House: Built 1755-70, dismantled 1896, demolished 1907.
P Gaskell 1968.
NM 6910 4430: This Improvement-era house was owned by Donald Campbell of Aird and demolished in 1907 to avoid tax on unoccupied property by the then proprietor Valentine Smith. It was one of the largest Improvement properties and represented the top end of the scale and the wealth and power enjoyed by Campbell of Aird. In the mid 18th century it was described as a handsome two-storey mansion, harled white with three broad symmetrical bays to the front elevation and a large, M-gabled wing to the rear.
D Maudlin 2003.
