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ard-KIN-glis
Cairndow, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Circa Date: 1907
Status: Fully Extant
ard-KIN-glis
Cairndow, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Circa Date: 1907
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
ard-KIN-glis
Location
Country
Scotland
District Today
Argyll & Bute
Historic County
Argyllshire
City / Town / Village
Cairndow
Latitude
56.253819
Longitude
-4.93946
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1907
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From the Garden
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Architects
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
XXIX, 746 plan, 1911.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Grounds Only
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01499-600-261
Fax Number
01499-600-241
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Private Home
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
John Noble
A Past Seat(s) of
Sir Andrew Noble
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
Sir Andrew Noble
House & Family History
Commissioned by Sir Andrew Noble, the House was built in 1907 of green granite, topped with Caithness slate. It was designed by Robert Lorimer, one of Scotland’s leading architects, and is one of only four houses he designed. Lorimer designed everything, right down to the electrical fittings and door furniture, all of which are still in place today. He was allowed a free hand, and the result is a large baronial style mansion of over 80 rooms set in its own gardens, within an estate of 15,000 acres.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
The Estate comprises 15,000 acres.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"Lovejoy" (1992 - TV series, episodes 3.12 and 13, "Highland Fling," as the home of Lady Rebecca and the Brooksby family). "My Life So Far" (1999 - the movie was based on the book "Son of Adam" by Denis Forman, who was writing about Kiloran house).
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