Hamilton Palace
The Hamilton Palace was a stately home of the Dukes of Hamilton until 1919. It was located northeast of Hamilton in the valley of the River Clyde . Here the palace formed the center of an extensive garden, the showpiece of which was an avenue stretching over five kilometers.
Hamilton Palace was the largest non-royal residence in Great Britain, possibly also in Europe.
Built in 1695, mining began to sag at the beginning of the 19th century, forcing the family to move to Dungavel House , their nearby hunting seat. The castle was demolished in 1921.
In 1946 the Douglas-Hamilton family moved to the newly acquired Lennoxlove House east of Edinburgh and sold Dungavel House to the National Coal Board, which sold it on to the government, which has since used it as a prison. Much of the furnishings in the demolished palace and the significant art collection were transferred to Lennoxlove, where they can be viewed during the summer months.
Today there is a sports center and a shopping center on the former site of the Hamilton Palace.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Bruce Royan: The virtual Hamilton Palace: Building a digital resource for local and family history (PDF; 595 kB)
- Hamilton Palace: A virtual reconstruction (English)
Coordinates: 55 ° 46 '46.1 " N , 4 ° 1' 52.1" W.