Turnalt House, Barbreck

Georgian. 2 storeys and attic. Rubble; piended slate roof; piended dormers High chimneys. Projecting central pavilion; pediment; Palladian window; piended porch with round-head windows. Piended 1-storey Offices. Palladian windows; connected by low wings to main block. Farm-steading: In yard at rear: 1 storey. Rubble; gabled and piended slate roofs. Segmental arches.

A mansion of Campbells of Barbreck, then used as a farm-house. (Historic Scotland)

Turnalt House was probably built as a small gentleman's residence about 1800. It belonged to the Barbreck estate of General John Campbell and was probably built by his brother, Archibald. (RCAHMS)

December 1993: Permissions are sought to demolish part of the house's steading. March 1994: SCT understands that the house was partially occupied until 1966 and the top flat was inhabited until 1985. External inspection reveals that it now stands derelict with several broken windows. November 1994: Permissions have been granted for the demolition of the steading and its replacement with modern farm buildings. Permissions are conditional on the owner agreeing to make the house available for sale to potential restorers. August 2000: Local planners report no change. May 2006: Owner reports no change.

December 2009: External inspection finds the building in very poor condition; the roof is collapsing in places with numerous roof tiles slipped or missing, there is evidence to suggest subsidence in the masonry walls and the site is heavily overgrown. The ground immediately surrounding the house remains in farming use.