Historic houses · Central Scotland
Castlemilk House
In or near Carmunnock.
Castlemilk House — house in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Croftfoot · 1.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Castlemilk House, the nearest railway station is Croftfoot, located 1.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is G45 0AL. Entry has limited wheelchair accessibility.
About
Castlemilk House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.8090°, -4.2200°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Castlemilk House was a country house located in what is now the Castlemilk district of Glasgow, Scotland. The house was the ancestral home of the Stirling-Stuart family and was built around the 15th-century Cassiltoun Tower during the 18th and 19th centuries. The house and Castlemilk Estate were purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1938, with the house serving as a children's home until it was closed in 1969 and demolished in 1972.
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Background
History
The lands of Cassiltoun of Carmunnock, located on high ground south of Glasgow between the hills of the Cathkin Braes and the burgh of Rutherglen near the River Clyde, were acquired by the Stuarts of Castlemilk in Dumfriesshire (an estate near Lockerbie which still exists also featuring a grand mansion) in the 13th century. In the 16th century, they renamed the Cassiltoun estate Castlemilk. Five generations of the Stuart family formed a dynastic baronetcy from the 1660s to the 1790s. In 1937 the 445 hectare (1100 acre) Estate of Castlemilk were acquired by Glasgow Corporation for housing. The outbreak of the Second World War delayed building work on the Castlemilk housing scheme, which was…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8090, -4.2200
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G45 0AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow South
- Nearest railway station
- Croftfoot — 1.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5050554 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castlemilk House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The ruins of Castlemilk House - geograph.org.uk - 717417.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castlemilk House?
- Castlemilk House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G45 0AL).
- What is Castlemilk House?
- Castlemilk House — house in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Castlemilk House?
- The nearest railway station is Croftfoot, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode G45 0AL.
- How do I get to Castlemilk House?
- The nearest railway station is Croftfoot, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G45 0AL.