Historic houses · Scottish Lowlands
Carstairs House
In or near Carstairs.
Carstairs House is a historic house in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Carstairs · 1.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Carstairs House, the nearest railway station is Carstairs, which is 1.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is ML11 8QP. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Carstairs House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Designed by William Burn. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Coordinates: 55.6809°, -3.6845°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Carstairs House, also known as Monteith House, is a country house 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south-west of Carstairs, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The house is protected as a category A listed building.
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Background
History
Carstairs House was designed by the Edinburgh architect William Burn and built for Henry Monteith MP between 1821 and 1823. It then passed to his son Robert Monteith, and on his death to Joseph Monteith, who built a hydroelectric plant at nearby Jarviswood, and the Carstairs House Tramway to transport guests and family to and from Carstairs railway station. It was purchased by Sir James King, the former Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1899. In 1924 Carstairs House was acquired the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow who had selected it as base for the St Charles' Certified Institution for "mentally defective Catholic children". The children arrived there in 1925. The institution, which was…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6809, -3.6845
- District
- South Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- ML11 8QP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Established
- 1821
- Nearest railway station
- Carstairs — 1.5 km
- Official site
- www.thedicamillo.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5046980 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carstairs House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Monteith House - geograph.org.uk - 917058.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carstairs House?
- Carstairs House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode ML11 8QP).
- What is Carstairs House?
- Carstairs House is a historic house in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Carstairs House?
- The nearest railway station is Carstairs, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode ML11 8QP.
- When was Carstairs House built?
- Built or established in 1821. Designed by William Burn.
- Is Carstairs House a listed building?
- Carstairs House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Carstairs House?
- The nearest railway station is Carstairs, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ML11 8QP.