This 1937 corner hotel brings a late Scottish Baronial landmark into Lochgilphead’s mostly nineteenth-century centre.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1937
- Architect / designer
- Colin Sinclair of H. and D. Barclay
- Type
- Scottish Baronial hotel
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB37532)
- OS grid reference
- NR 86213 88106
Architecture and continuing use
A ten-bay, two-storey-and-attic block is harled with green sandstone dressings. Its corner tower is corbelled above the ground floor and ends in a swept conical roof, while dormers and tripartite windows animate the long Argyll Street front.
Its story
Colin Sinclair designed the hotel for H. and D. Barclay in 1937. Its deliberately traditional Baronial language allowed a comparatively large modern hospitality building to command the junction without imitating the Georgian square.
Why it is included
It extends the selection into the twentieth century and shows how a hotel could use national-historical forms to create a conspicuous commercial landmark.
What to notice
- The green-stone corner tower and conical roof.
- Rows of dormers breaking the eaves.
- Different window groupings along the Argyll and Lorne Street fronts.
Reading the surroundings
The exterior is visible from public pavements. Do not enter on the strength of the historic hotel name; first confirm that the premises are open to customers.
Timeline
- 1937 Colin Sinclair designed the Scottish Baronial hotel.
- 15 October 1993 The building was listed at Category C.
- 2020 The council conservation appraisal identified the Stag as a major town-centre building.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The hotel website could not be independently reached during the live link audit. The historic name and hotel plan are secure, but this record does not assign a current operating business.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Stag Hotel, LB37532 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Argyll and Bute Council: Lochgilphead Conservation Area Appraisal — Official townscape context identifying the Stag as a major hotel building.
- Argyll and Bute Council: conservation areas — Current council conservation-management context.
- Trove search: Stag Hotel Lochgilphead — National collection search for site records, surveys and archive material.
Location
OS grid reference NR 86213 88106 · Location confidence: High for the current national designation point; public text separately states access, component-identity and current-use uncertainty. · Select the marker to open its satellite view in Google Maps. On desktop, drag Pegman (the yellow figure) onto a blue road. On mobile, turn on the Street View layer and tap a blue road. Other photo markers may be user-contributed.
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