Glengorm Castle
| Glengorm Castle | |
| Argyllshire | |
|---|---|
 Glengorm Castle | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NM43955721 |
| Location: | 56°38’11"N, 6°10’38"W |
| Town: | Tobermory |
| History | |
| Built 1860 | |
| For: | James Forsyth of Quinish by Charles Kinnear and John More Dick Peddie |
| Country house | |
| Scots Baronial | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Nelson family |
| Website: | glengormcastle.co.uk |
Glengorm Castle, also known as Castle Sorn, is a 19th-century country house on the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides] and within Argyllshire. It is to be found in Mishnish, four miles north-west of Tobermory at the end of a dead end road. The house is protected as a Category B listed building.[1]
The Mishnish estate was purchased in 1856 by James Forsyth of Quinish.[1] He cleared the existing township of Sorne to make way for the new house, which was completed in 1860. The house was designed by Kinnear and Peddie Architects in a Scots Baronial style.[1]
Today the castle is operated as a guest house and wedding venue, with a café and shop in the former stables. The castle overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. On a clear day the Outer Hebrides and islands of Rùm and Canna can be seen from the castle, and Coll too on most days. It is currently managed by the Nelson family who operate the property as bed and breakfast accommodation.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Glengorm Castle (Category B) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)
