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To find out more about life on Argowan estate, we sent our content producer, Rachel Gee, behind the scenes.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1727EUPR2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5168 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1727EUPR2018-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1727EUPR2018-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1727EUPR2018-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1727EUPR2018-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1727EUPR2018-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1727EUPR2018-1320x881.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1727EUPR2018-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWaking up!\u201d Ludo exclaims when asked about the most normal element of his daily routine. He has much more to share when it comes to the unconventional goings on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe job encompasses a whole variety of different roles and responsibilities, and I love every aspect. Most gratifying has been the recent refurbishment work we\u2019ve just completed in the downstairs rooms\u201d. The work involved Ludo painting 272 gold stars in the property\u2019s Rose room by hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout halfway through they all started running off so I had to start again. It nearly defeated me but it was worth the effort, as the results look wonderful!\u201d he laughs.<\/p>\n<h2>Reconnecting with the property<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the fact Ludo spent time away from the estate growing up, when he attended Edinburgh University and again when he headed to London to work as an art dealer, he says Ardgowan has always remained a part of him:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s funny, having spent a lot of time away, I didn\u2019t really realise how much this place was under my skin. Over the past 4 years I\u2019ve made my peace with the house and the lands beyond to the extent that I now feel myself to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having been in the family for more than 800 years and with his own heritage linking to King Robert the Bruce and Native American Princess, Pocahontas, it is little surprise the estate means so much to Ludo \u2013 it is a physical monument to his ancestry. A nod to this is the cairn on the bank by the castle which marks the spot where Robert the Bruce fired the decisive arrow in the second Battle of Inverkip in 1314.<\/p>\n<p>Ludo&#8217;s family name stems back to March 1667, when his ancestor Archibald Stewart was given the title, Sir Archibald Stewart, 1st Baronet, of Greenock and Blackhall. The family also have a royal connection, having descended in the direct male line from Sir John Stewart, who was the illegitimate son of Robert III of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Ludo&#8217;s interesting lineage and family history is displayed on the estate in the form of artefacts including letters, furniture and grand paintings. One such artefact, which Ludo has now parted with, was Napoleon&#8217;s hat which Ludo&#8217;s ancestor, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, returned home with after pursuing Napoleon across Europe in 1814.\u00a0For many years this\u00a0sat in the hall in a glass case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was mandatory for guests staying in the house to put it on and march around the hall,\u201d he laughs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1717EUPR2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5169 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1717EUPR2018-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1717EUPR2018-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1717EUPR2018-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1717EUPR2018-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1717EUPR2018-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1717EUPR2018-1320x881.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1717EUPR2018-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>An idyllic hideout<\/h2>\n<p>And if you think living on a historic estate would be amazing, imagine growing up on one. The 10,000-acre coastal property left Ludo with the perfect hiding sports when it came to games of hide and seek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an old ornamental grotto hidden on the hillside in what was the Japanese Garden, I discovered it in a rhododendron bush as a child and thereafter won every game of hide and seek I ever played,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>Though such a good hiding spot sometimes had its downsides:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning hide and seek is somewhat of a hollow victory when people get bored and stop looking&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an adult, the estate still offers Ludo idyllic hideouts. Though he now opts for a loch on the hill that no one knows about \u2013 well until now! He heads there to swim when he needs to clear his head, telling me that the water is really soporific, so a nap in the heather on the bank usually follows.<\/p>\n<p>From hide and seek to the perfect getaway spots, the estate has a warm sense of homeliness to it \u2013 it is little surprise Ludo is so proud to call it home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe estate is cosy \u2013 for its size Ardgowan still very much remains a family home which I think is integral to the warmth of welcome our returning guests have a come to expect,\u201d Ludo explains.<\/p>\n<p>And with a whisky distillery set to open on the property in 2019, along with the estate now being used for weddings and as the set for popular television shows, including Agatha Christie\u2019s esteemed period drama, Ordeal by Innocence, Ludo is excited to share its alluring charm with Insight guests.<\/p>\n<p><em>See the estate for yourself and find out more about its fascinating history and its rumoured ghost \u2013 Ludo didn\u2019t want to spoil the surprise \u2013 on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/eu\/trips\/best-of-ireland-and-scotland-summer-2018?tab=itinerary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best of Ireland and Scotland trip.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Ludovic Shaw Stewart 12th Baronet of Greenock and Blackhall, or \u201cLudo\u201d as he insists to be called, is a man on a mission when it comes to restoring and managing his family home, Ardgowan Estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":5170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1824,1828],"tags":[65,551,271,107,178],"class_list":["post-5166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-heritage","category-uk-ireland","tag-destinations","tag-history","tag-insight-moments","tag-insight-vacations","tag-scotland"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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