Linhouse

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Linhouse , also spelled Linnhouse or Linnhous , is a mansion near the Scottish town of Livingston in West Lothian . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.

history

The building was built in 1589 for James Tennent of Linhouse . It then came into the possession of the Muirhead family . Around 1690 an extension was added on the east side, so that the three-story quarry stone structure has had a roughly U-shaped floor plan ever since. a U-shaped floor plan was created. In 1767 Linhouse was sold to the Calder Woods of Pelton . Due to the lowering of the Linhouse Water level , an artificial lake was created at the rear of the building in 1975.

description

Linhouse is isolated south of Livingston on the north bank of Linhouse Water. The entrance area is on the north-facing front and leads into the west wing. The lintel of the former entrance, which has since been redesigned in favor of a window, shows the inscription 1589 NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA . All building openings with window surrounds framed ashlar, which differ from the harlverputzten settle facades. The gables of the slate-covered gable roofs are made as a stepped gable . In the angle between the main and west wings, a crenellated tourelle with a conical stone roof protrudes at eaves height . An elongated pigeon tower with two oval openings was added as an outbuilding in the early 18th century.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Linhouse  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 55 ° 51 '2.7 "  N , 3 ° 29" 56.9 "  W.