[1] One source explains that it was renamed Torosay to avoid confusing it with Duart Castle which is also located on the island, on the Sound of Mull.

A history by Undiscovered Scotland provides these specifics:[3] "In the 1850s Colonel Campbell's son John inherited the estate, demolished the Georgian house, and commissioned Edinburgh architect David Bryce to produce something on a much grander scale.

Torosay is surrounded by 12 acres (5 hectares) of spectacular gardens including formal terraces laid out at the turn of the 20th century and attributed to Sir Robert Lorimer.

Other visitors during the 1930s included Winston Churchill (Olive Guthrie was his aunt by marriage) and King George of Greece.

[6][7] A report published in March 2017 referred to the new owner as "Madame von Speyr, whose charity, the Dew Cross Centre for Moral Technology, is said to be based here".