Barncluith House

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Paintings of the terraced gardens of Barncluith House; 1908

Barncluith House is a manor house in Scotland . It is located in the town of Hamilton in the South Lanarkshire Council Area . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. Furthermore, the associated terraced gardens are classified as Category A buildings. Finally, four structures on the property together form a Category A monument ensemble. The Barncluith property is listed in the Scottish Register of Landscape Gardens. In three out of six categories the highest rating “outstanding” was given.

The mansion stands on the eastern edge of Hamilton on the left bank of Avon Water . The Hamilton Monument is not far away .

history

Presumably the lands belonged to the Norman Machan family at first . A relative of the Duke of Hamilton married Anne Machan in 1507 and thus came into possession of the Barncluith estates. In the same century, a tower house was built on the site , which has been preserved to this day. The grandson John Hamilton returned to Barncluith in 1583. He had the Tower House restored and started the gardens.

The nucleus of Barncluith House is likely to have originated in the 1730s. The Scottish architect William Adam was probably involved. A Victorian redesign of Barncluith House was carried out in the following century. Over the centuries, Barncluith House was frequently leased out and had multiple owners.

After Hamilton Palace was demolished in 1927, preserved ornaments from the palace were integrated into the gardens.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b c d Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 51.6 ″  N , 3 ° 41 ′ 0.5 ″  W.