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Kirkintilloch, Gartshore House

Country House (Period Unassigned), Hospital (First World War), Military Headquarters (Second World War)

Site Name Kirkintilloch, Gartshore House

Classification Country House (Period Unassigned), Hospital (First World War), Military Headquarters (Second World War)

Alternative Name(s) Gartshore Auxilliary Hospital; Bhq

Canmore ID 105688

Site Number NS67SE 44

NGR NS 69207 73723

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council East Dunbartonshire
  • Parish Kirkintilloch (Strathkelvin)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Strathkelvin
  • Former County Dunbartonshire

Archaeology Notes

NS67SE 44.00 6921 7372

NS67SE 44.01 69004 73724 Walled Garden

NS67SE 44.02 69333 74022 Stables

NS67SE 44.03 69242 73760 Dovecot

NS67SE 44.04 68953 73412 Cemetery

The former site of Gartshore House is visible as a platform on vertical air photographs, (OS 88/072/079-80, flown 1988).

Information from RCAHMS (DE) August 1996

Activities

Project (March 2013 - September 2013)

A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.

Note (17 October 2018)

Gartshore House is noted as the Regimental Battery Headquarters of the 57th (Glasgow) Searchlight Regiment of the Royal Artillery in a document held by The National Archives at Kew (WO 166/7369).

Information from HES, Survey and Recording (ATW, AKK) 17 October 2018.

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