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Larbert House
Policies (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Larbert House
Classification Policies (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 356857
Site Number NS88SE 302
NGR NS 85008 82591
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/356857
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Larbert
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
The Larbert House estate (NGR: NS 85008 82583 NS88SE 203) had its origins in the late 18th century, with the original house (called Mount Riddell) built on the highest point in the parish of Larbert for the Riddells of Ardnamurchan. The house was remodelled in 1822 for the owner, Sir Gilbert Stirling, by the architect David Hamilton and was renamed Larbert House. It was altered again in the late 19th century. From the early 20th century it had other incarnations, first as part of a mental hospital known as The Colony and later as the site of Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The house was destroyed by a fire on New Year’s Day, 2007, and the shell is currently being restored and developed as apartments.
The site is slightly elevated and overlooks a curling pond, the Carron River valley and farmland. It is well wooded with parts of the woodland classified as native, nearly-native, plantation and ancient.
Information from Glorious Gardens, 2017
Field Visit (1 October 2016)
Systematic walk-over field surveys of the historic designed landscape were undertaken between October 2016 and March 2017. Photography surveys were undertaken at the same time.
Visited by Glorious Gardens 2016-17.
Antiquarian Mapping (1 October 2018)
Secondary sources by way of books, articles, grey literature and websites were consulted. Extensive use was made of antiquarian mapping, documentary and pictorial evidence in tracking changes in the designed landscape.
Information from Glorious Gardens 2018
