Maps of the Luss estate

A book of maps of the estate of Luss belonging to Sir James Colquhoun baronet. Surveyed and planned by Charles Ross 1776

Rossdhu, the seat of the Colquhoun family, lay in the parish of Luss, Argyll & Bute, Scotland, on the banks of Loch Lomond. Sir James Colquhoun ( 1714-1786 ) built the main house in 1774 near the remains of an older tower and a roofless chapel used as the family burying place. The estate lies 3 miles south of the village of Luss and includes a number of small islands in Loch Lomond. The estate belonged to the Earls of Lennox and went by marriage, in the reign of Robert the Bruce, to Sir Robert de Colquhoun. In 1884, Sir James Colquhoun, 12th Baronet (b1844) held 67,041 acres of land valued at 12, 846 per annum

Source: Francis H Groome (ed.), Vol VI, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1884)

The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

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Gift : ANL Munby : 1965 : ACCN 4138

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