Torloisk House


Torloisk House on the Isle of Mull, Argyll was the family seat held by the Macleans of Torloisk. The house is protected as a category B listed building.

History of Torloisk House

In April 1588 Jonet Campbell was married at Torloisk and her son Lachlan Mor Maclean used the opportunity to revenge himself on his new stepfather John MacKane and some of the wedding guests.
Torloisk House as they now exist are the result of alterations and additions made under the ownership of Admiral William Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton.

Pyromania at Torloisk House

There was an unusual case of pyromania at Torloisk House in the year 1848.