Carstairs House
Carstairs House , also Monteith House , is a manor house in Scotland . It is near the village of Carstairs in the South Lanarkshire Council Area . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. In addition, various outbuildings are classified as category B monuments.
description
Carstairs House is isolated around 1.5 km south of Carstairs. To the south the property borders the Clyde . It was built between 1821 and 1823 for the Scottish politician and former Lord Provost of Glasgow Henry Montheith , who also died in the house. The Scottish architect William Burn provided the design in the Tudor Gothic style .
Outbuildings
There is a mausoleum in the surrounding park . It was built in 1784, making it older than Carstairs House. The dome bears the inscription "Sibi et Suis extrui curavit cruilielmus Fullerton de carestairs AD 1784". The lodge flanking the northern approach to Carstairs House is designed in a Tudor Gothic style, similar to the manor house. The former manor was built in 1825 based on a design by Burn. It originally consisted of four buildings surrounding a square courtyard. The farmhouse was upstream. The western building has meanwhile been demolished.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on Henry Monteith
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Carstairs House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 51.6 ″ N , 3 ° 41 ′ 0.5 ″ W.