Historic houses · Central Scotland
Cumbernauld House
Cumbernauld House — house in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cumbernauld · 2.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cumbernauld 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 North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9604°, -3.9686°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cumbernauld House is an 18th-century country house located in Cumbernauld, Scotland. It is located near in the Cumbernauld Glen, close to Cumbernauld Village, at grid reference NS772759. The house is situated on the site of (former) Cumbernauld Castle, which was besieged by General Monck in 1651. It was built in 1731, to designs by William Adam (1689–1748), for John Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown. In the later 20th century the house was used as offices, first by Cumbernauld Development Corporation, then North Lanarkshire Council, and latterly by DH Morris, who went into liquidation in March 2007. The building lay empty for a decade until it was developed into luxury apartments. Cumbernauld House is a category A listed building.
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Background
History
Cumbernauld Castle was built by the Fleming family, on the site where the house now sits. The castle played host to the royalty of Scotland, including Mary, Queen of Scots, who visited the castle and planted a yew tree at Castlecary Castle, only a mile or two away, which still grows there. The whole great hall collapsed while the queen was staying there on 26 January 1562, and 7 or 8 men were killed. Most of the queen's party were out hunting. Mary was not hurt and visited the relatives of those who were injured or killed in the village below. After the new house was built, the castle was converted to stables, and was burnt down by dragoons posted here in 1746. Elphinstone-Fleming retired…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9604, -3.9686
- District
- North Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- G67 3JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
- Nearest railway station
- Cumbernauld — 2.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5194000 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cumbernauld House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cumbernauld House - geograph.org.uk - 1311074.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cumbernauld House?
- Cumbernauld House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G67 3JG).
- Is Cumbernauld House a listed building?
- Cumbernauld House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Cumbernauld House?
- The nearest railway station is Cumbernauld, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G67 3JG.