The house from a circa 1909 postcard
Earlier Houses: There was an earlier fortified house (the first house) on the site of the 18th century house (the second house).
Built / Designed For: Campbell family
Garden & Outbuildings: The Stackpole Estate is enormous: it covers five square miles and features woodlands, beaches, farmland, and over 100 acres of lakes.
Architect: Jeffry Wyatville (Wyattville) (Wyatt)
Date: 1839-40John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. V, 1822.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pg. 1202
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT FIRST HOUSE: de Stackpole family. Vernon family. Stanley family, until 1611. Sir Gilbert Lort, 3rd Bt., until 1698; Lort family here from 1611 until 1698. John Campbell, early 18th century. SEATED AT SECOND HOUSE: Sir John Campbell II, late 18th century; John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor, until 1860; John Frederick Vaughan Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor, 1860-98; Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor, 1898-1911; Hugh Frederick Vaughan Campbell, 4th Earl Cawdor, 1911-14; Campbell family here until the 1940s.
Current Ownership Type: The National Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction
House Open to Public: Grounds Only
Phone: 01646-623-110
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
Historic Houses Member: No