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Glasgow, 214 Garscadden Road, Garscadden House
House (18th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 214 Garscadden Road, Garscadden House
Classification House (18th Century)
Canmore ID 44562
Site Number NS57SW 57
NGR NS 5226 7104
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/44562
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS57SW 57 5226 7104.
Garscadden House is noted in the Ordnance Survey object Name Book (ONB) as 'An old Mansion House with good policies around, including a large garden and good offices. It is the property of Mr Colquhoun of Killermont.
OS Name Book 1861
Built in the early 17th century; destroyed by fire 21 April 1959.
Information from Scottish Daily Express, 22 April 1959.
NMRS REFERENCE:
Newspaper cutting ' Eighteenth Century Mansion Destroyed', Glasgow Herald, 22.4.1958, missing at time of upgrade 11.10.2000.
Demolished April 1959
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Mitchell Library
'Country Houses' - 1 photograph.
Wm Graham. Vol.1, p.8 - 1 photograph
p.28 - 1 photograph of gates
Annan Album (2-58) no. 30- 1 photograph
