The house, originally known as Glenlossit House, was a shooting lodge which was rebuilt as a larger residence for Kirkman Finlay, a partner in Finlay, Thompson and Company.

Kirkman Finlay purchased the estate from Sir Smith Child, 1st Baronet in 1869[2] and began to develop the estate by planting trees on a large scale.

[5] In 1890 it was purchased by Donald Turner Martin of Kintour for £66,000[6] (equivalent to £9,170,000 in 2023)[7] and was rebuilt in 1909 following a fire.

His wife Esther Finlay Methuen Bankier died on 20 June 1915 at Dunlossit and after the First World War he decided to sell it.

The house and estate was advertised with an asking price of £23,000[10] (equivalent to £1,970,000 in 2023)[7] and purchased in 1937 by Helmut Schroder and following his death, his son Bruno Schroder owned it.