'Barrow's Castle or Northfield now Burghfield'

"Barrow's Castle or Northfield now Burghfield"

Date Added: 13 October 2008 Year: 1930 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: ◀ | 2001_312_001_76 | ▶ Picture No: 5590

Monochrome photograph with album notation "Barrow's Castle or Northfield now Burghfield" . (see also 2001_312_001_75 for a more distant view). From an album of postcards and photographs taken by Mrs J.I.C. Mackayand of Dornoch and surrounding area.

Dimensions: Length150 mm - Width 105 mm

5 Comments

Does anyone know why this was called Barrow's Castle? Is it possible that the Barrow family owned it? I would love any information about the house around 1904/5 as I think my grandparents worked there.
Comment left on 02 April 2010 at 18:22 by Jackie King The house was owned by the family of John James Barrow in the early 1900's, we have several early photos of the house but no further information about the people Administrator

There is some background information in Donald Grant's book, "Personal Memories of Royal Dornoch Golf Club":
"A rich London banker, Mr J.J. Barrow, built a mansion on the ridge overlooking the Cathedral ... and called it 'Northfield'. He brought his family, ... brought also fine roadster horses and at least two carriages, had stables built, gardens, shrubbery laid out, and trees planted. That considerable mansion is now the Burghfield Hotel, but while it was still Northfield it was purchased by Lord Rothermere." Comment left on 29 July 2010 at 18:01 by David MacLean

Thanks for sharing this photo. John James Jerome Barrow is my great great great grandfather. I only recently learned of his residence in Dornoch after reading his obituary
Comment left on 28 January 2019 at 12:25 by Simon Dear

Just come on your interesting site. I see Simon Dear's comment and that he is a descendent of JJ Barrow. I am a great grandson of John James and therefore a cousin to Simon Dear. Would he be happy to make contact with me; you could let him have my email address.

Thank you very much

Comment left on 01 December 2020 at 12:14 by Calum MacFarlane-Barrow Calum - many thanks for your comment, I will pass on your details to Mr Dear. Administrator

It's nice to make contact with another of the Barrow family via this site. Sadly the first email address I was given 'bounced'. Let's keep trying.

By the way, you can learn more about the Barrow family on the following site:

https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2020/04/412-barrow-of-ringwood-hall-sydnope.html Comment left on 10 May 2021 at 11:51 by Simon Dear

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