Ardchattan estate
Ardchattann Priory - the House
Ardchattan Priory
Ardchattan Estate Archive
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Campbell of Ardchattan : sept of Campbell of Cawdor
North and West shores of Loch Etive in parts from Ardachy to Barrs
Including Bonawe Quarry, and the hills of Kennacraig, Ben Duirnish (until the middle of the 1900s when some lands were sold)
HES history of Ardchattan estate1
During the turbulent 18th century the Campbells sided with the government against the Stuarts.
Alexander Campbell, the last male descendant, died in 1844 leaving the estate to his daughter Jane Popham (nee Campbell) who enlarged the house in 1852 using the architect Charles Wilson of Glasgow
In 1878 the estate passed to her 13 year old cousin, Robert Clarke-Preston, a great, great nephew of Sir Robert Preston of Valleyfield.
During the latter part of the 19th century the estate was let to several tenants including Sir John Lawes, Bt., a distinguished agriculturalist who improved the policies.
In 1904 Robert and his new wife took up residence at Ardchattan.
Mrs Clarke-Campbell-Preston began gardening; she created formal flowerbeds to the south of the house, and laid out long herbaceous borders.
In 1950 her son Colonel Robert Campbell-Preston married Angela Murray, widow of Colonel Antony Murray, killed in action in Italy in April 1945, and daughter of 2nd Viscount Cowdray; Col Campbell-Preston continued to develop the garden which can be seen today.
Mrs Campbell-Preston died in 1981 and the Colonel continued to care for and improve the garden to his death in 1996
(TNA archives and Scotlandsplaces Ordnance survey place names)
The Carmichael-Watson Collection (Coll-97) Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887 Note about Popeham of Airdchattan discarding human remains, August 18832
Scotlandsplaces
Ardchattan house https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/argyll-os-name-books-1868-1878/argyll-volume-01/92
https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/argyll-os-name-books-1868-1878/argyll-volume-01/79
Dail https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/argyll-os-name-books-1868-1878/argyll-volume-52/16
Craig https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/argyll-os-name-books-1868-1878/argyll-volume-52/32
Ardchattan Priory https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/argyll-os-name-books-1868-1878/argyll-volume-01/93
records of Ardchattan estate .. NAC
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