Strachur House is a
Category B listed building in
Strachur
Strachur; ( gd, Srath Chura) and Strathlachlan; ( gd, Srath Lachlainn) are united parishes located on the Cowal peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Strachur is a small village on the eastern coast of Loch Fyne.
Geography
Cowal is the l ...
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Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020) ...
, Scotland. It dates from around 1770, and is a three-storey building, built mostly of coursed rubble.
[STRACHUR HOUSE]
– Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) ( gd, Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment. HES was formed in 2015 from the mer ...
The building's wings were added around 1815.
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History
The house was built for General John Campbell, 17th of Strachur. He was succeeded by his sister, Janet, wife of Colin Campbell of Ederline.[
Lord George Granville Campbell (son of ]George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll (30 April 1823 – 24 April 1900; styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847), was a Scottish polymath and Liberal statesman. He made a significant geological discovery in the 1850s when his te ...
; 25 December 1850 – 21 April 1915) and Lady Sybil Lascelles Alexander (d. 1 May 1947) were subsequent owners of the house.
Joan Campbell (5 August 1887 – 18 July 1960) lived here in the early 20th century. Ian Anstruther
Sir Ian Fife Campbell Anstruther, of that Ilk, 8th Baronet of Balcaskie and 13th Baronet of Anstruther, Hereditary Carver of the Sovereign, Hereditary Master of the Royal Household in Scotland, Chief of the Name and Arms of Anstruther FSA (11 ...
was sent to stay with his mother's sister during his parents' divorce.
Between 1957 and 2005, it was the home of Lady Veronica Maclean
Veronica, Lady Maclean ( Fraser, formerly Phipps; 2 December 1920 – 7 January 2005) was a Scottish food writer and hotelier. Her family owned Creggan's Inn on the shores of Loch Fyne in Argyll. Her first book pioneered recipes that she had c ...
, who moved there with her husband, Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet
Major-General Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean, 1st Baronet, (11 March 1911 – 15 June 1996) was a Scottish soldier, writer and politician. He was a Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) from 1941 to 1974 and was one of only two men who during the ...
. He died in 1996, aged 85. It is now the home of their son, Charles Maclean. Charles also inherited the Creggans Inn, located half a mile to the northwest from Strachur House, from his parents, who purchased both it and the house in 1957. He sold it in 2008.The History of The Creggans Inn
– Creggan's Inn official website
See also
*Campbell of Strachur
The Campbells of Strachur, also known as the MacArthur Campbells of Strachur, may be the oldest branch of the Clan Campbell. The family traces its descent from Sir Arthur Campbell, who is said to have been a son of Duncan Dubh, who in turn may ha ...
*List of listed buildings in Argyll and Bute
This is a list of listed buildings in Argyll and Bute. The list is split out by parish.
* List of listed buildings in Ardchattan And Muckairn, Argyll and Bute
* List of listed buildings in Arrochar, Argyll and Bute
* List of listed buildings ...
References
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Category B listed buildings in Argyll and Bute
Houses in Argyll and Bute
Listed houses in Scotland
1770 establishments in Scotland