DiCamillo Companion
Scotland

Rossdhu House (Ross Dhu House)

Luss-by-Alexandria

Argyll & Bute

Scotland

Historic County: Dunbartonshire

Start Date: 1773

Completion Date: 1774 w/1810s additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

The House from a circa 1901 postcard

  • Built / Designed For: Sir James Colquhoun, 26th Laird.

    House & Family History: Rossdhu is noted for its fine, pink sandstone exterior.

    Collections: Some contents from Rossdhu were sold at auction by Lyon & Turnbull on February 27, 2019.

  • Architect: James Clerk

    Date: 1773-74
    Designed: Probably designed House for Sir James Colquhoun. Thomas Brown was likely the executant architect.
    (Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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    Architect: Thomas Brown

    Date: 1773-74
    Designed: Directed building of House, probably to designs of Sir James Clark, for Sir James Colquhoun.
    (Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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  • John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. II, p. 58, 1853.

  • Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
    Author: Sayer, Michael
    Year Published: 1993
    Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
    ISBN: 0859551970
    Book Type: Hardback

    Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 2008
    Reference: pg. 170
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 9780300125085
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Category A

    Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape

  • Past Seat / Home of: Sir James Colquhoun, 26th Laird, 18th century; Calquhoun family here until the 1980s.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Club

    Ownership Details: Today Loch Lomond Golf Club

  • House Open to Public: No

    Phone: 01436-655-555

    Fax: 01436-655-500

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: http://www.lochlomond.com

    Historic Houses Member: No

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