Strathleven House

Country House (18th Century)

Site Name Strathleven House

Classification Country House (18th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Strathleven; Levenside House; Vale Of Leven Industrial Estate

Canmore ID 78875

Site Number NS37NE 36

NGR NS 39608 78118

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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SC 1594521

Strathleven House, interior. Detail of cupboard doors and pilasters on West wall in West room (dining room).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 2607948

Strathleven House. Detail of pediment on North facade

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22/7/1984

SC 2608255

Strathleven House, interior. View to chimneypiece wall and North East corner of West room (dining room?)

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594527

Strathleven House, interior. Detail of frieze and capital in West room (dining room?).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594540

Strathleven House. Detail of baluster in main hall.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594543

Strathleven House, interior. View of panelled room on first floor centre of East wing.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594544

Strathleven House, interior. View to chimneypiece wall and North East corner of West room (dining room?)

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 2607942

Strathleven House. General view from South West.

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22/7/1984

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Strathleven House. View from South South East of house undergoing restoration

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1994

SC 2608246

Strathleven House, interior. Detail of frieze and capital in West room (dining room?).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 2608247

Strathleven House, interior. Detail of frieze in West room (dining room?).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

DP 214700

Oblique aerial view of the Strathleven House and dovecot, looking N.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

10/6/2015

DP 214703

Oblique aerial view of the Strathleven House and dovecot, looking SW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

10/6/2015

SC 1594520

Strathleven House, interior. Detail of cupboard door in North West corner of West room (dining room?).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594535

Strathleven House. Detail of tympanum of South front.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594542

Strathleven House, interior. View of panelled room on first floor centre of East wing.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594545

Strathleven House, interior. View of West wall of West room (dining room?).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 2607950

Strathleven House. Detail of central doorway on South facade

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22/7/1984

SC 2608253

Strathleven House. Detail of baluster in main hall.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594528

Strathleven House, interior. Detail of frieze in West room (dining room?).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594533

Strathleven House. View from South East.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594538

Strathleven House. View of West front of house and West wing.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 2607941

Strathleven House. Detail of tympanum on South front.

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22/7/1984

SC 2608245

Strathleven House, interior. Detail of cupboard door in North West corner of West room (dining room?).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 2608252

Strathleven House. General view from South East.

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1977

DP 214699

Oblique aerial view of the Strathleven House and dovecot, looking NNE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

10/6/2015

SC 1594539

Strathleven House. View of main hall of South front.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594541

Strathleven House. Detail of baluster of staircase.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 2607943

Strathleven House. General view from South East.

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22/7/1984

DP 214702

Oblique aerial view of the Strathleven House and dovecot, looking W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

10/6/2015

SC 2607949

Strathleven House. Detail of portico on South facade

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22/7/1984

DP 214701

Oblique aerial view of the Strathleven House and dovecot, looking NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

10/6/2015

DP 214705

Oblique aerial view of the Strathleven House and dovecot, looking SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

10/6/2015

SC 1594518

Strathleven House, interior. Detail of chimney-piece on East wall of West room (dining room?).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594534

Strathleven House. View of South front of main block.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594537

Strathleven House. View of North front.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 2608254

Strathleven House. Detail of baluster of staircase.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

DP 214704

Oblique aerial view of the Strathleven House and dovecot, looking S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

10/6/2015

DP 214706

General oblique aerial view of Alexandria and Renton with Strathleven House in the foreground and Loch Lomond in the distance, looking N.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

10/6/2015

SC 1594519

Strathleven House, interior. Detail of door in East room (drawing room).

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 1594536

Strathleven House. View from North East.

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

7/1967

SC 2607944

Strathleven House. General view from North East.

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22/7/1984

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Administrative Areas

Council West Dunbartonshire
Parish Dumbarton
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Dumbarton
Former County Dunbartonshire

Archaeology Notes

NS37NE 36.00 39608 78118

Strathleven [NAT]

OS (GIS) MasterMap, September 2009.

NS37NE 36.01 NS 39685 78170 Dovecot

NS37NE 36.02 NS 39758 78120 Stables and Coach House

NS37NE 36.03 NS 39775 78126 Stable Yard

NS37NE 36.04 NS 38907 78139 Walled Garden

The current edition of the OS (GIS) MasterMap notes this house and its ancillary buildings as falling within the area of the Vale of Leven Industrial Estate.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 September 2009.

Architecture Notes

NS37NE 36.00 39608 78118

OWNER: Board of Trade (Scottish Industrial Estates Ltd.

ARCHITECT: Possibly James Smith or Alexander McGill.

(Undated) information in NMRS.

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