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Cumbernauld House
Castle (14th Century), House (18th Century), Stable(S) (18th Century)
Site Name Cumbernauld House
Classification Castle (14th Century), House (18th Century), Stable(S) (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Cumbernauld Castle
Canmore ID 45819
Site Number NS77NE 16
NGR NS 77249 75904
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45819
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- Council North Lanarkshire
- Parish Cumbernauld
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumbernauld And Kilsyth
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS77NE 16 77200 75901.
The old castle or house of Cumbernauld was converted into stables after the building of a new mansion in 1731. During the 1745-6 Rebellion, the old building was burnt to the ground by a party of dragoons.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845 (J Watson)
NS 7718 7592. The stables bear no indication of any architectural features earlier than 18th / 19th century date.
Visited by OS (JLD) 18 March 1957
Cumbernauld House is now the headquarters of the Cumbernauld Development Corporation.
Information from RCAHMS (RHM) 15 Sept 1993
NS77NE 16.00 77200 75901
NS77NE 16.01 77272 75925 Sundial
NS77NE 16.02 77683 76215 Doocot
NS77NE 16.03 77671 76218 Kennels, Cottage
NS77NE 45 7768 7621 Gamekeeper's Lodge
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow Diocesan Office, Clyde Street, Glasgow, Drawings Collection.
CP59 Site plan Photocopy & c. w Nd
CP60 House
Photographic Survey (1955 - 1956)
Photographic survey by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1955 and 1956.
Note (1982)
Cumbernauld NS 772 759 NS77NE 16
This castle was probably built in the late 14th century and its site is now occupied by Cumbernauld House. Excavation 65m NE of the house located 'a 15th century rubbish chute, an adjoining prison and cellar, and nearby, a well-house' (probably of 17th-century date), and recovered 'coins and pottery sherds dating from the 14th century'.
RCAHMS 1982
(NSA, viii, Dunbarton, 143; Millar 1980, 15, 49-50; Mccann 1981)
Watching Brief (August 2011)
AOC Archaeology Group undertook a watching brief in August 2011 at Cumbernauld House.
Information from AOC Archaeology Group
