There are records of the house as early as
1674 when it was documented that goods were taken from 'Frackadil'
during an invasion by Argyll Cambells. The inhabitants then appear
to have been weavers, judging from the quality of tartan and white
plaid, indigo and alum that was taken. In 1779 there were 64
inhabitants on the estate which was a farm belonging to the Duke of
Argyll. A John Cambell lived here then with his wife, three sons
and three daughters. Under his roof also lived five servants and
two farm servants.
In more recent history the house was bought
by the popular politician Rab Butler. He married Mollie Courtauld
in 1959. Together they found Frachadil and spent twenty summers
here. Andy and Helen bought the house from Mollie's son Stephen
Courtauld.
The house is very much loved and any
alterations done over the years have been made sensitively. It
benefits from being built on a dry site, protected from the strong
westerly winds - and has the best view in the Hebrides.
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