Torrance House
Torrance House is a manor house in Scotland . It is on the south-eastern edge of East Kilbride in the South Lanarkshire Council Area . In 1963 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. In addition, it forms a category A monument ensemble with various external buildings.
history
There was previously a fortification called Torrance Castle on the site . In 1605 Roger Hamilton had this demolished and a tower house built. James Hamilton of Shields inherited this nucleus from Torrance House and sold the property to James Stuart of Castlemilk . He had the originally L-shaped Tower House expanded into a mansion. In 1740, the Scottish architect William Adam designed a redesign of Torrance House. Although “Vitruvius Scoticus” was published in Adam's work, they were never implemented.
In the late 18th century, a revision and expansion was then commissioned based on Adam's designs. The additions were redesigned in 1879 along with various outbuildings in the Scottish Baronial style . After Torrance House served as the headquarters of the East Kilbride Development Corporation between 1948 and 1966 , it subsequently stood empty. It fell to the Lanarkshire Government, which restored it and made it open to the public.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Torrance House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 44 ′ 54.6 " N , 4 ° 8 ′ 40.8" W.