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4. Would Andrew Carnegie's purchase and renovation of Skibo Castle have been good or bad to

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In 1745, Robert Gray handed over the estate. It was later bought by a relative who built a modern house before 1760. His property has changed frequently until 1872, when it was bought by Evan Charles Sutherland-Walker, who extended the house and improved the same land. However, the state of the building had been reduced in 1897, when wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie had a one-year lease, with a purchase option. In 1898 he exercised that option of £ 85,000. However, his condition had decreased so much by this time that an additional £ 2 million was spent on improvements, including an area increase of 16,000 square feet (1,500 m 2) to more than 60,000 square feet (5,600 m 2), In addition to the creation of Loch Ospisdale, an indoor swimming pavilion and a 9-hole golf course. Carnegie employed Alexander Ross of Inverness to carry out major improvement works that include complete electrical services served by a private plant.