Hamilton, Barncluith House, Barncluith Tower
Tower (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Hamilton, Barncluith House, Barncluith Tower
Classification Tower (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 203226
Site Number NS75SW 1.01
NGR NS 73011 54498
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/203226
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Hamilton (South Lanarkshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Hamilton
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS75SW 1.01 73011 54498
At Barncluith there are three dwelling-houses and three gardens. They were probably constructed about 1583. All the summer houses in the gardens are as old as the dwelling.
Name Book 1858; New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845
The Dutch gardens at Barncluith are said to have been laid out in or about 1583 but the terraces were constructed later. There are two garden-houses, one at one end of each of the lower pair of terraces.
Country Life 1902
At Barncluith the terraced gardens with a garden-house at each end, appear to have been modernised. The buildings, including Barncluith itself, are not of any notable archaeological interest, and have been considerably restored.
Visited by OS (JLD) 4 September 1953.
NMRS REFERENCE
NS75SW 1.00 72985 54505 Barncluith House
NS75SW 1.01 73011 54498 Barncluith Tower
NS75SW 1.02 72995 54480 Terraced gardens and summer houses
NS75SW 1.03 72991 54576 Coach house
