Barr House (Glenbarr Abbey)

Kintyre

Argyll & Bute

Scotland

Historic County: Argyllshire

Circa Date: 1815 & 1844 around earlier core

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Architect: James Gillespie Graham

Date of Birth: 1777
Date of Death: 1855
Nationality: British
Notes: Graham was a Gothic Revival architect with a large practice in Scotland. He specialized in Gothic churches and castellated country houses and was the leading practitioner of the Picturesque castle style house in the second and third decades of the 19th century.

Date: Circa 1814 & 1844
Designed: Additions to house
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Architect: James Gillespie Graham

Date of Birth: 1777
Date of Death: 1855
Nationality: British
Notes: Graham was a Gothic Revival architect with a large practice in Scotland. He specialized in Gothic churches and castellated country houses and was the leading practitioner of the Picturesque castle style house in the second and third decades of the 19th century.

Date: Circa 1844
Designed: Gothic alterations and West Wing
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House Listed: Category B

Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Macalister family.

Past Seat / Home of: Colonel Matthew Macalister, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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