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Camis Eskan House
Country House (17th Century), Hospital (20th Century)
Site Name Camis Eskan House
Classification Country House (17th Century), Hospital (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Colgrain House; Camis Eskan Hospital; Colgrain Estate
Canmore ID 42513
Site Number NS38SW 9
NGR NS 32085 81474
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42513
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Cardross (Argyll And Bute)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Dumbarton
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS38SW 9.00 32085 81474
(NS 3207 8149) Camis Eskan (NAT)
OS 6" map (1938).
NS38SW 9.01 NS 32074 81528 1 The Coachhouse
NS38SW 9.02 NS 32078 81512 2 The Coachhouse
NS38SW 9.03 NS 32080 81501 3 The Coachhouse
'The oldest part of Camis Eskan dates no further back than 1648, but its present appearance and condition are much more recent'. The mansion was unfinished in 1667.
D Murray 1888.
Camis Eskan is a composite mansion, the oldest part containing walls 4ft thick and a barrel vault. The date '1648' is inscribed above a window in the east wall, and a coat of arms is visible on an interior wall, originally the south exterior wall. Extensions to the original building have been made on the south west and north, and the exterior has been renovated.
The building, now a hospital, was formerly called 'Colgrain' and the grounds are still known as the Colgrain Estate.
Visited by OS (DS), 9 October 1956.
As described above.
Visited by OS (RDL), 21 January 1963.
Architect: David Hamilton c1840 (additions)
NS38SW 9.00 Camis Eskan House
NS38SW 9.01 NS 32074 81528 1 Coach House
NS38SW 9.02 NS 32078 81512 2 Coach House
NS38SW 9.03 NS 32080 81501 3 Coach House
See also
NS38SW 8 Dovecot
NS38SW 25 East Lodge
NS38SW 26 Walled Garden
NS38SW 27 West Lodge
