Kinmount House

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Kinmount House

Kinmount House , also Kinmount Castle , is a mansion near the Scottish town of Cummertrees in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The surrounding gardens and parks are also listed in the Scottish Landscaping Register.

history

In the early 13th century, William de Brus granted the Kinmount lands to the Carlyle family . A building was erected there at an unknown time. William Douglas acquired the property in 1633 and was made the first Earl of Queensberry that same year . William Douglas , the third Earl of Queensberry, was raised to the Duke of Queensberry . The parks were developed under William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry . William Douglas died in 1810 without any descendants. Kinmount House fell to Charles Douglas , the fourth Duke of Buccleuch , who was then appointed sixth Marquess of Queensberry . He commissioned the English architect Robert Smirke with the construction of today's manor house, which was built between 1813 and 1820. William Burn did the work. In 1896, John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, sold the property to the owner of nearby Hoddom Castle . This initiated various redesigns, which resulted in today's character. Kinmount House served as a hospital in both world wars. The property changed hands twice in the 1980s. Kinmount House was then divided into separate units and rented out as a holiday home.

description

The building is isolated on a spacious property around two kilometers north of the village of Cummertrees. The Georgian- style, two- to three-story mansion has an elongated floor plan. The central three-story tower dominates the north-facing front. The central entrance area is designed with a porte-cochère with pilasters . Twelve or nine-part lattice windows are arranged along the facade . Circumferential balustrades added around 1900 cover the roof behind.

Individual evidence

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

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Coordinates: 55 ° 0 ′ 19.2 "  N , 3 ° 20 ′ 44.5"  W.