Historic houses · North West England
Kinmount House
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Kinmount House — house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Annan · 5.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Kinmount House, the nearest railway station is Annan, located 5.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DG12 5RH. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Kinmount House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.0054°, -3.3457°.
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Protected designations
- Ramsar wetland: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kinmount House is a 19th-century country house in the parish of Cummertrees in the historic county of Dumfriesshire in Dumfries and Galloway region, Scotland. It is located 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) west of Annan. The house was designed by Sir Robert Smirke for the 6th Marquess of Queensberry and completed in 1820. It is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
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Background
History
The lands of Kinmount were granted to the Carlyle family in the 13th century and acquired by William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, in 1633. The 4th Duke of Queensberry carried out extensive planting on the estate in the late 18th century. On his death in 1810, Kinmount passed to the 6th Marquess of Queensberry, who commissioned a new house from the English architect Sir Robert Smirke. The house was owned by Kinmount Leisure Ltd, which rents out holiday accommodation with access to outdoor sports. The Kinmount and Hoddom estates are owned by the Brook family trust. The burial ground contains several sculptured monuments from the late-19th and early-20th centuries, a tall Celtic cross,…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0054, -3.3457
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG12 5RH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Nearest railway station
- Annan — 5.8 km
- Official site
- www.kinmounthouse.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6414002 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kinmount House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kinmount House.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Cummertrees Mill
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Powfoot Bridge
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kinmount House?
- Kinmount House is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG12 5RH).
- What is Kinmount House?
- Kinmount House — house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Kinmount House?
- The nearest railway station is Annan, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode DG12 5RH.
- Is Kinmount House a listed building?
- Kinmount House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- Is Kinmount House a protected site?
- Yes — Kinmount House is part of the Upper Solway Flats & Marshes Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Kinmount House?
- The nearest railway station is Annan, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DG12 5RH.