Dunglass Castle (10 of 10)
Colquhoun ownership of Dunglass does not appear to have extended much beyond a century. By the early 18th century, the castle appears to have been derelict. In 1735, the Commissioners for Supply used the castle as a quarry to effect repairs to the quay at Bowling. The tower-house, which was probably still habitable at the time, appears not to have been effected, but the curtain wall and the oldest parts of the castle facing the Clyde, were probably plundered at this time.
That would usually have been the death-knell for a building of this type and age, but in the early 19th century, the building was given a new lease of life. Andrew Buchanan of Auchentorlie bought the property in 1812 and set about restoring it. It was later (1893) occupied by the graphic artist Talwin Morris when he moved to Glasgow from London, who invited Charles Rennie Mackintosh to redesign the interiors. Some of the furniture Mackintosh produced for Dunglass, has since sold for phenomenal amounts of money!
Dunglass Castle (10 of 10)
Colquhoun ownership of Dunglass does not appear to have extended much beyond a century. By the early 18th century, the castle appears to have been derelict. In 1735, the Commissioners for Supply used the castle as a quarry to effect repairs to the quay at Bowling. The tower-house, which was probably still habitable at the time, appears not to have been effected, but the curtain wall and the oldest parts of the castle facing the Clyde, were probably plundered at this time.
That would usually have been the death-knell for a building of this type and age, but in the early 19th century, the building was given a new lease of life. Andrew Buchanan of Auchentorlie bought the property in 1812 and set about restoring it. It was later (1893) occupied by the graphic artist Talwin Morris when he moved to Glasgow from London, who invited Charles Rennie Mackintosh to redesign the interiors. Some of the furniture Mackintosh produced for Dunglass, has since sold for phenomenal amounts of money!