Paisley, Blackhall
Manor House (Medieval)
Site Name Paisley, Blackhall
Classification Manor House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Blackhall Priory
Canmore ID 43146
Site Number NS46SE 22
NGR NS 49089 63125
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/43146
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Paisley (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NMRS REFERENCE:
NS46SE 22 49089 63125.
BUILT: 1574.
(NS 4909 6312) Blackhall (NR) (remains of) (NAT)
OS 1:10000 map (1973)
Blackhall, first mentioned in the 13th century, was evidently a residence of the Stewarts.
G W S Barrow 1973
The present old house called Castle (Third Statistical Account [TSA] 1962) of Blackhall, is a simple, two-storeyed mansion, built in the late 16th or early 17th century. It is now a roofless ruin.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1892; New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845
A rectangular building of rubble masonry, now roofless and the interior ruinous. No date stones were seen.
Visited by OS (JFC) 29 March 1954
Now restored and inhabited.
Information from OS Field Surveyor 30 March 1988
