Colonsay Hotel is a Category B listed[1] building in Scalasaig, Colonsay in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland.
| Colonsay Hotel | |
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 Colonsay Hotel | |
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| Former names | Colonsay Inn |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Scalasaig, Colonsay |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°04′08″N 6°11′47″W / 56.06889°N 6.19639°W |
| Construction started | 1750 |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Designated | 20 July 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB4911 |
History and architecture edit
The building dates from c. 1750[2] but was later extended around 1804 by Michael Carmichael. It was later extended again in 1890. The chalet block was added in 1987 by the architect John Fox of Edinburgh.
Formerly known as the Colonsay Inn, it became the Colonsay Hotel in the mid-1880s when the proprietor was Donald McNeill.
From the mid 1978 to 1998 the hotel was run by Kevin and Christa Byrne and in 1988 received three merit awards from the Automobile Association.[3]
In 2005 it was brought back into the Colonsay Estate by Alex and Jane Howard and then in 2021 it was put up for sale at an asking price of £650,000.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Colonsay Hotel Scalasaig". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Walker, Frank Arneil (2005). The Buildings of Scotland. Argyll and Bute. Yale University Press. p. 505. ISBN 9780300096705.
- ^ "Colonsay Hotel award". Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. Scotland. 27 October 1988. Retrieved 11 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Murphy, Sean (12 March 2021). "Couple needed to run only pub and hotel on Scotland's 'Sunshine Island'". Edinburghlive. Retrieved 11 September 2023.