Castle Semple Park, Upper Cascade
Cascade (18th Century)
Site Name Castle Semple Park, Upper Cascade
Classification Cascade (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Castle Semple Policies
Canmore ID 269141
Site Number NS36SE 9.10
NGR NS 37377 60120
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/269141
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Lochwinnoch
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS36SE 9.10 37377 60120
Standing Building Recording (27 April 2015 - 25 March 2016)
NS 37526 60141 A watching brief and Level 2 building survey were undertaken, 27 April 2015 – 25 March 2016, during the restoration and consolidation of the built remains that form part of the designed landscape of the Castle Semple Estate, Lochwinnoch. The remains include an ice house, cave and three water cascade features located along the Blackditch Burn within Courtshaw Wood and are designated as Category B
monuments of regional significance (NS36SE 9.10, NS36SE 9.11, NS36SE 9.12, NS36SE 9.13). The work revealed the method used to construct the structures, including evidence of decorative wrought iron work on the coping stones of the middle cascade, a possible decorative fountain within the upper cascade fish pond, and a stone-lined culvert leading from the cave into the burn.
Archive: NRHE and WoSAS
Funder: Renfrewshire Council, Historic Environment Scotland and Heritage Lottery Fund
Maureen C Kilpatrick – GUARD Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES, Volume 17)
