Chatelherault Hunting Lodge And Ornamental Gardens, Chatelherault Country Park is a Grade A listed building in the South Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 January 1971. Hunting lodge. 2 related planning applications.
Chatelherault Hunting Lodge And Ornamental Gardens, Chatelherault Country Park
- WRENN ID
- second-bronze-sunrise
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1971
- Type
- Hunting lodge
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
William Adam; 1731 design built 1732-43. Ornamental
hunting lodge and "dogg Kennel", built as eyecatcher
terminating Hamilton Palace south avenue and with fantastic
long baroque symmetrical facade. Abandoned when Hamilton
Palace was demolished circa 1929, and renovated by SDD
Historic Buildings Division in conjunction with
Hamilton District Council, 1978-87.
4 2-storey ranges linked by screen walls, east-most range
contains Duke's apartment at 1st floor, with restored
Clayton plasterwork; banqueting hall in next range alongside.
Courtyard to rear (south), ha-ha wall reaches substantial
height at west, with slope of ground; dummy fortifications;
leopard house at east, mound at south-east.
All rubble and ashlar with slate roofs.
Detailed Attributes
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