Dr Stephen Mullen: ‘James Ewing of Strathleven: Caribbean Slavery and the Making of Castle House.’
Event information
Date 3 Oct 2024
Time 6pm to 7pm
Cost Free (Donations Welcomed)
Venue Castle House Museum, Castle Gardens, Dunoon, PA23 7HH
Type History & Heritage
We are thrilled to welcome back Dr Stephen Mullen from the University of Glasgow this year, on the 3rd October.
He will deliver a talk on James Ewing of Strathleven who built Castle House. This will cover Ewing’s rise from University of Glasgow student to West India merchant, planter/enslaver, as well as landowner, politician, and pro-slavery propagandist.
Dr Mullen will also discuss Ewing’s landed purchases in Scotland: Glasgow House on Queen Street, Levenside (Strathleven) and of course, Castle House. He will place these purchases in Atlantic context, and underline how slavery-derived wealth affected the Scottish countryside.
We recommend arriving with plenty of time to ensure you get a seat.