Eliock House
Country House (16th Century)(Possible), Hospital (First World War)
Site Name Eliock House
Classification Country House (16th Century)(Possible), Hospital (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) Elliock House; Eliock Auxiliary Hospital
Canmore ID 45450
Site Number NS70NE 9
NGR NS 79678 07450
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45450
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Sanquhar
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NS70NE 9.00 79678 07450.
(NS 7968 0744) Eliock (NAT).
OS 6" map (1958)
NS70NE 9.01 79765 07405 House Bridge
NS70NE 30 7991 0807 Lodge
Eliock (SDD List 1966) Elliock House, listed by Tranter as "much altered" is a 17th century mansion, H-shaped on plan, incorporating earlier work in the northern of two parallel wings. This contains a vaulted chamber with shot-holes to N and S. A circular tower, containing the wheel-staircase and entrance, projecting W from the central wing, is dated 1658. The NE wing appears derelict; ? fire damage.
RCAHMS 1920, visited 1912; N Tranter 1965
Eliock (nameboard) is as described. It is occupied and apart from the damaged north-east wing, it is in a good condition.
Visited by OS (BS) 13 April 1978
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.
