Craigmaddie House

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Craigmaddie House by M J Richardson as part of the Geograph project.

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Craigmaddie House

Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 23 Jul 2016

In the centre of the picture; In the middle ages Craigmaddie was owned by the powerful Galbraiths of Baldernock, and there are ruins of an old castle. Glasgow's Lord Provost, James Black, purchased the estate at the end of the 18th century and built a cottage there. He then built the mansion, which was extended later. Henry Gordon acquired the estate in 1842, and made Craigmaddie the manor house for the Dougalston estate http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSB00256. Strathblane Road [A81] runs up the centre of the picture. The house was used as a hospital in the first World War. Craigmaddie Plantation is to the right.

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