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Friends of Argyll Estates Archives
The archives of the Campbell family, dukes of Argyll
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Leading Ladies: bringing history to life at Inveraray Castle
Our Leading Ladies project is recreating two historic outfits depicted in portraits in the collection at Inveraray Castle. The two portraits are of Lady Charlotte Campbell (1775-1861), daughter of the 5th duke of Argyll, depicted as ‘Aurora’ by John Hoppner and of ‘Mrs Mary Campbell’ (as the portrait is inscribed), who was the Hon. Mary
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Doors Open Day, Saturday 20 September
Ever wondered what amazing historical records the Duke of Argyll keeps in his archives? Want to find out more about people and places in Argyll and beyond? Join us on Saturday 20 September 2025 when Argyll Estates Archives is open for Doors Open Day! Drop-in, book for a FREE tour or come along for our
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Visit to Bonawe Iron Furnace & Historic Kilbride
The Friends are planning an exciting visit to Bonawe Iron Furnace and Historic Kilbride on Wednesday 10 September 2025. Visits are an exclusive benefit of Friends membership, so please make sure your membership is up to date. Further information and details on how to book your place can be found by logging in to the
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Adopt a Glass Plate Negative!
Our current sponsorship campaign focuses on our superb collection of early glass plate negatives. A total of 97 photographic plates require expert care from skilled conservators, including individual cleaning, repackaging and stabilisation of broken plates. There are 78 plates by Scipio Mactaggart depicting Inveraray and its inhabitants in the 1860s, and a further 19 from
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Argyll Mausoleum Visitor Information Display Project
Bob Reid reports that this exciting project moves on a pace at Dunoon’s Community Shed with the final preparations for the new display unit for the Mausoleum, at Kilmun. After the Reformation the Campbell burials were moved from the KiImun collegiate church aisle to their own private burial site and mausoleum. The mausoleum is of
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New addition to the archive catalogue
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Lord Archibald Campbell’s collection of West Highland funerary monument rubbings has been added to our online catalogue. A total of 179 life-size rubbings contained within 20 bound volumes have been individually described, and high-quality digital images of each rubbing are now available to view online, for free! The