Wishaw House
House (17th Century)
Site Name Wishaw House
Classification House (17th Century)
Canmore ID 45646
Site Number NS75NE 6
NGR NS 7869 5659
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45646
- Council North Lanarkshire
- Parish Cambusnethan
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Motherwell
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS75NE 6.00 7869 5659.
NS75NE 6.01 78684 56258 Home Farm
NS75NE 6.02 78690 56438 Coach House
(NS 7869 5659) Wishaw House (NAT)
OS 6" map (1910)
The central portion of Wishaw House is said to date from 1665, and some parts are considerably older.
Anon 1904
Wishaw House is being demolished; there is no evidence of early structure visible. No further information.
Visited by OS (JLD) 11 September 1953
NMRS REFERENCE:
OWNER: Lord Belhaven
ARCHITECT: Gillespie Graham 1825 (Enlarged - early 19th century)
William Burn 1858 (alterations and additions)
Wishaw House demolished 1953
'Photographs of Lanarkshire Scenery' by J. McGhie, Hamilton, published by W. Ritchie, Edinburgh. Inscribed 1867.
Acc no 1990/34
p 9 entrance front
Wishaw House, Dovecot which was Category C Listed was demolished between 1960/68. Information from Demolitions catalogue held in RCAHMS library.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
S.N.P.G. 'Glasgow & Lanarkshire Illustrated', 1910, p. 109.
Photographic Record (1865 - 1867)
Photograph album with photos compiled and photographed by J McGhie, Hamilton.
