Dunlossit House is a Category C listed country house near Port Askaig,

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in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland..

History and architecture

The house, originally known as Glenlossit House, was a shooting lodge which was rebuilt as a larger residence for Kirkman Finlay, a partner in Finlay, Thompson and Company. Kirkman Finlay purchased the estate from

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in 1869 and began to develop the estate by planting trees on a large scale. Construction work on the extensive rebuild started in 1871 and took until 1874. The architect was

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, the clerk of works was William Henderson and the foreman joiner was Robert Girdwood. Dunlossit House for sale

In 1890 it was purchased by Donald Turner Martin of Kintour for £66,000 () and was rebuilt in 1909 following a fire. In 1912 it was purchased by William Albert Bankier. His wife Esther Finlay Methuen Bankier died on 20 June 1915 at Dunlossit and after the

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he decided to sell it. It was purchased by Nathaniel Dunlop in 1920 who owned it until his death in 1931. The house and estate was advertised with an asking price of £23,000 () and purchased in 1937 by Helmut Schroder and following his death, his son

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owned it. It remains in the family today. The estate currently comprises around 18,500 acres of land.

References

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