Enjoy a glimpse of the home life of a wealthy Scottish nobleman of the 1600's. This is the most complete townhouse of its kind. Its interior has been reconstructed to look as it may have done when Archihbald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, lived here.
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| This was our great guide showing us the spit that would be turned by wee ones for about 3 hours at a time. |
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| This was a new concept to have a wide stairway that women could come up and down with their ball gowns. |
Argyll fancied himself to be a king and so used the ROYAL colors which could only be obtained by crushing thousands of sea snails. Instead of fading with the sun, the purple actually became more vibrant. |
The dining room tables allowed both leaves to be dropped after eating and then the tables were pushed to the sides so that all could enjoy dancing.
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