Architecture Notes

Event ID 839445

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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NMRS REFERENCE:

ARCHITECT: Campbell Douglas & Sellars 1875 (Rebuilt).

Statfile copies in NMRS of WATSON SALMOND GRAY COLLECTION, Glasgow.

13 plans from office of Cambell Douglas & Sellars for restoration of castle (1874-1894).

Nos 2-7 (STD/110/2-7) apparently for an early scheme which would have placed the house further West to form a courtyard in front of the existing tower and utilised the existing portcullis as the front door & outer wall of the Hall of the new house.

A sketch plan (of 1894) No 12 relates to the House as executed.

NMRS Excavation notes, 1958 (J G Dunbar) - notebook (see manuscripts)

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Scottish Record Office

Building work at the House of Mugdock.

Payment of £200 for stone work.

Paymentof £36 for 22 window cases.

Payment fo £46.18.8 to William Reid for iron work.

Cashbook.

1698 GD 220/6/5/ Page 110

A report on the ruinous condition of the houses includes the information that the Chapel and Stables are roofless.

A great deal of money will be required for repairs.

Letter from Mungo Graham of Gorthie to the Duke of Montrose.

GD 220/5/814/4

Payments to tradesmen for work wrought at Mugdock.

Mason: George Kirk.

Wright: James Graham.

Slater: John Smith.

Cash Book.

1715-1716 GD 220/6/28/Page 69-70

Slater work at the House of Mugdock.

Payment of £73.13.4 (Scots) to John Smith, slater in Glasgow.

Cash Book.

1722 GD 220/6/11/Page 34 and GD 220/6/30/Page 509

Repair of the Court Hall at Mugdock.

Payments to masons, wrights and barrowmen.

Cash Books.

1723 GD 220/6/11/Page 34 and GD 220/6/30/Page 509

Repair to the House of Mugdock.

Payment of £70.1.0 (Scots)

Cash Book.

1733 GD 220/6/32/Page 659

Fitting up of the Court Hall at Mugdock. Payment of £43.4.0 (Scots) to Robert Main, Wright, for fitting up the Court Hall for the trial fo David Din for wilful fire raising.

Cash Book.

1736 GD 220/6/32/Page 698

Repair of the House of Mugdock.

Payment of £106.12.0 (Scots) for repair work.

Cash Book.

1739 GD 220/6/32/Page 739

Repair of the House and Offices at Mugdock and roofing and repair of the Tower of Mugdock.

Payment of £127.6.0 to Alexander Gowan.

Factor's Account Book.

1763 GD 220/6/50

Plaster and stucco work for Mugdock Castle.

Payment of £7.14.5 to A Mason.

Factor's Account Book.

1830 GD 220/6/56

Mason work at Mugdock Castle. Payment of £51.11.3, part of which is due to John Scott, Mason, for this work.

Cash Book.

1847 GD 220/6/37

Mason and Wright work at Mugdock Castle.

Payments to John Scott, Mason and Alexander McLachlan, Wright.

Cash Book.

1858 GD 220/6/41

Threat of damage to the House and Fortalice.

George Buchanan of that ilk is 'to enter house and fortalice of Mugdock

and to intromitt with canon powder, ball, match and other warlike furniture therein for the use of the public,

and for this effect to break down the iron yetts or any other strong yetts......'.

Extract act.

1644 GD 220/6/1915/2-6

Wright and glass work wrought at Mugdock [Castle]

Receipted account from John Aikenhead, Wright.

1677 GD 220/6/750/19

Repair of the House of Mugdock [Castle].

Payments for mason, wright and slater work.

1739 GD 220/6/736/15

Repair of Mugdock Castle.

Receipted for sumes sepnt 1749-1755, £8.13.7.

1757 GD 220/6/1492/10

Repair of the Castle of Mugdock.

Estimate from Alexander Gowan of £88.4.5.

The estimate includes taking out the 'burst out' place of the Tower and building it up in a sufficient manner, roofing the

East side of the Court with old oak and slates, levelling the walls for the roof, making up the gavels and chimney heads and taking down the staircase walls to prepare them properly for the roof.

1763 GD 220/6/1506/44

Mugdock. Repair of the Tower of Mugdock with a bartizan and parapet wall.

Estimate from Alexander Gowan of £45.12.0

1763 GD 220/6/1506/46

Mugdock. Repair of the Tower of Mugdock.

Memorandum of 1763.

Receipted by Alexander Gowan in 1765.

1763 GD 220/6/1506/45

Repair of the Court Hall at Mugdock.

Payments to masons, wrights and barrowmen for building the gable and repairing the roof.

Accoutns.

1723 GD 220/6/720/3-6

Fitting up of the Court Hall at Mugdock for the trial of David Dinn in Creinzet for wilful fire raising.

Account due to Robert Main, wright.

Receipted.

1736 GD 220/6/732/13

NS57NW 9.01 54986 77152 SW Tower

NS57NW 9.02 54993 77175 NW Tower

NS57NW 9.03 54969 77170 Stable and Byre

NS57NE 85 55010 77152 Mansion House

NS57nE 86 55025 77256 Remains of Chapel