Saddell Castle (14)
During the 18th century, presumably before Colonel Donald Campbell's return from India, attempts were made to make the Castle more comfortable, by lining the bedroom walls with panelling and by smartening up the sitting room with a new fireplace, alcoves and a moulded plaster ceiling.  Once the Colonel had built his new house, the castle itself was used as accommodation for estate workers.  He rebuilt the barmkin wall around the old tower and turned it into a farm court, using stone from the ruins of Saddell Abbey - much to the indignation of the locals, who prophesied that no good would come of it!  Perhaps they were right, because the Colonel is said to have died by an accidentally self-inflicted wound!
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