Houstoun House

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Houstoun House is a former manor house and now a hotel in the Scottish village of Uphall in West Lothian . In 1971 Houstoun House was included in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A.

history

The legal scholar John Shairp acquired the land in 1569. Construction of Houstoun House began in 1600. In the following centuries, Houstoun House remained in family ownership and was expanded several times; last in the 19th century. In 1945 the building was sold to the architect Ian Lindsay , who restored it. After a modernization in 1970 it is used as a hotel. Houstoun House is the birthplace of Scottish scholar John Campbell Shairp . A visit from Queen Maria Stuart is also recorded.

description

Houstoun House is on the western edge of Uphall off the A899 . The former seat of a laird has a roughly U-shaped floor plan. The quarry stone masonry is plastered with Harl . The four-story main building is followed by lower extensions, including the two-story Woman House . Like the main building, this has a vaulted ceiling on the ground floor. The building openings are set off with bezels and the steep roofs are covered with slate. Some of the original paneling and stucco work have been preserved in the interior.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Houstoun House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  3. ^ Website of the Houstoun House Hotel

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Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 32.5 "  N , 3 ° 31 ′ 4.5"  W.