Dalserf, Millburn Road, Auldton
Farmhouse (19th Century), Farmstead (16th Century), House (16th Century)
Site Name Dalserf, Millburn Road, Auldton
Classification Farmhouse (19th Century), Farmstead (16th Century), House (16th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Auldton Farm; Alton House; Dalserf, Off Millburn Road, Auldton Farm, Including Gateway And Outbuildings
Canmore ID 45704
Site Number NS75SE 17
NGR NS 79461 50161
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45704
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Dalserf
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Hamilton
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS75SE 17 7948 5014
(NS 7948 5014) Auldton (NR)
OS 6" map (1914)
The ancient residence of the Hamiltons of Dalserf was Alton (or Auldtown), now converted into a farm-steading.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845.
The date 1610 appears in raised figures on the north-eastern corner of the old mansion. The detached house on the south-west is said to be a part of the old offices of the mansion.
OS Name Book 1859.
The original building is a two-storey rectangular structure of rubble masonry, and has been added to at various times. Above the entrance door, on the south, is the date '1610'. (The building is shown on OS 6" as roofless in 1914, but it is now in use as a farmhouse).
Visited by OS (JFC), 17 March 1954.
