Strachur House

Strachur House is a Category B listed building in Strachur, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It dates from around 1770, and is a three-storey building, built mostly of coursed rubble.[1]

Strachur House
Strachur House
General information
Town or cityStrachur
CountryScotland
Coordinates56.1691°N 5.0765°W / 56.1691; -5.0765
Construction startedc. 1770
Technical details
Floor count3

The building's wings were added around 1815.[1]

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.[1]

Lord George Granville Campbell (son of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll; 25 December 1850 – 21 April 1915) and Lady Sybil Lascelles Alexander (d. 1 May 1947)[2] were subsequent owners of the house.[3]

Joan Campbell (5 August 1887 – 18 July 1960)[4] lived here in the early 20th century. Ian Anstruther was sent to stay with his mother's sister during his parents' divorce.[5]

Between 1957 and 2005, it was the home of Lady Veronica Maclean, who moved there with her husband, Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet. He died in 1996, aged 85.[6] It is now the home of their son, Charles Maclean.[7] Charles also inherited the Creggans Inn, located half a mile to the northwest from Strachur House, from his parents,[8] who purchased both it and the house in 1957. He sold it in 2008.[9]

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See also

References
  1. STRACHUR HOUSE – Historic Environment Scotland
  2. Sybil Lascelles Alexander – ThePeerage.com
  3. Captain Ivar Campbell – Scotland's War
  4. Person Page – 1006 – ThePeerage.com
  5. "Sir Ian Anstruther" – The Scotsman, 13 August, 2007
  6. Eric Pace (18 June 1996). "Fitzroy Maclean, War Hero And Author, Is Dead at 85". New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. Charles Edward MACLEAN – CompaniesHouse.gov.uk
  8. "Interview: Charles Maclean" – The Scotsman, 27 August 2009
  9. The History of The Creggans Inn – Creggan's Inn official website
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