Kelloside is a historic place south of
Kirkconnel parish and the
River Nith in
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...
,
Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Old Kelloside is located along the Kello Water, which joins the Nith a mile (1.5 km) to the east.
It was designated a
Historic Environment Scotland property in 1986. It is a large two-story farmhouse built in 1870 or 1876, likely incorporating an earlier house. It is a L-shaped building.
It was the birthplace of
Archibald McCall (1734–1814)
Archibald McCall (April 28, 1734–October 9, 1814) was a wealthy merchant and landowner. Born in Scotland, he settled in Colonial Virginia in the 1750s. He supported the Stamp Act 1765, he required customers to pay the British tax, and was tar a ...
, whose family had lived on the land for generations. His father, Samuel McCall, was a merchant who operated between
Glasgow and
Colonial Virginia.
It is described as:
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