Hafton House (also known as Hafton Castle) is a Category B listedHafton House - Historic Environment Scotland country house in Hunters Quay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The property is located on the southern shores of the Holy Loch. It dates to the late 18th century, built to a design by David Hamilton,The Castle - Hafton House official website and it received its historic designation in 1971. It is two storeys, with a higher tower.
One of its first owners was James Hunter (1814–1854).James Hunter of Hafton - University College LondonOrdnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland (1901) - p. 444 As of 1841, Hunter was living at Hafton "age 25 (sic), of independent means, with his wife [Eliza] and children, Eliza age 4, James age 3 and William age 4 months, as well as other Hunter relatives and 7 female servants". At least one other child — a daughter, Rosina JaneDebrett's Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench - Robert Henry Mair (1869) — was born later. James Hunter Sr. was still resident there in 1851, age 37. James Hunter Jr. purchased nearby Dunloskin Farm in the 1870s.Records / Ordnance Survey Name Books / Argyll OS Name Books, 1868-1878 / Argyll volume 04 / OS1/2/4/44 - ScotlandsPlaces.gov.ukDunloskin Farm - Canmore.org.uk
In the 1870s, the property was .Scotland: Owners of Lands and Heritages, 1872–73 (1874)
The grounds also contain a gatehouse and a bridge.Hafton House - Canmore.org.uk
See also List of listed buildings in Argyll and Bute
References
External links Hafton House official website Hafton House - Argyll & Bute Council A 19th-century photograph of the building