Publication Account
Date 1985
Event ID 1016551
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1016551
Like Souter Johnnie's House (no. 20), the Batchelors' Club owes its preservation to its association with Robert Bums. It was here, in the upper room, that Bums and his friends held the meetings of the Batchelors' Club in the early 1780s. The building itself is also of considerable interest, dating back about a century before the formation of the Batchelors' Club. It is of two storeys with harled and whitewashed walls and a thatched roof. The lower floor is divided into two apartments, while the upper is a single large room reached by an outside stair placed at the rear of the building. The National Trust have furnished it in the style of the late 18th century, and the upper room contains a collection of Bums memorabilia.
About 200m north-north-east of the Batchelors' Club, there is an unusual motte (NS 432273) with two baileys.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: The Clyde Estuary and Central Region’, (1985).
