Dumbarton, Latta Street, Hartfield House
House (Period Unassigned), Military Headquarters (First World War)
Site Name Dumbarton, Latta Street, Hartfield House
Classification House (Period Unassigned), Military Headquarters (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) Bonhill Road
Canmore ID 197274
Site Number NS47NW 65
NGR NS 40176 75716
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/197274
- Council West Dunbartonshire
- Parish Dumbarton
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Dumbarton
- Former County Dunbartonshire
Earlier 19th century, 2-storey, 3-bay house. Painted ashlar. Central pilastered doorpiece with recessed panelled door and fanlight; canted ground floor windows in outer bays; mutule cornices over ground floor openings. 3 1st floor 8-pane sashes in architraves. Eaves course, cornice and low parapet return across side elevations. Corniced end stacks and piended slate roof. 2-bay west elevation has windows in architraves, corniced at ground floor. Low service wing to rear converted to garage. Enclosed by coped, low ashlar wall with modern railings and square, painted ashlar gatepiers.
Historic Scotland Listed building description
Osborne (2006) records Hatfield House as being, in 1914, the battalion HQ for the 9th battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders; the adjacent drill hall may date from the same period.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 23 October 2013.
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.
