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Glasgow, Elder Park, Portico Of Linthouse

Architectural Fragment(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Glasgow, Elder Park, Portico Of Linthouse

Classification Architectural Fragment(S) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 164108

Site Number NS56NW 156

NGR NS 54472 65805

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/164108

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  • Council Glasgow, City Of
  • Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District City Of Glasgow
  • Former County Lanarkshire

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Elder Park, remnant of Linthouse Mansion, c.1825, style of David Hamilton

Ionic portico, pair curved flights of steps, segmental-arched doorway, fanlight, parts of flank walls. Re-sited 1921, when Mansion demolished. Cottage, vernacular survivor, converted as park amenity.

Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

Archaeology Notes

NS56NW 156 54472 65805

ruin [NAT]

OS (GIS) MasterMap, November 2009.

Architecture Notes

NMRS Notes:

Elder Park, portico of linthouse.

'Interesting relic in Govan Park' - The Scotsman, Wednesday April 13, 1955. Re-erected in Elder Park.

-Newscutting missing at time of upgrade, 22.6.2000.

(Undated) information in NMRS.

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