Capelrig House, Mearns
c.1970
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A black and white photograph of a front view of Capelrig House, Mearns.
Title:
Capelrig House, Mearns
Date of work:
c.1970
Reference number:
986
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
IMG
Source:
Photograph cabinet - Mearns
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright: East Renfrewshire Council
General notes:
The name "Capelrig" is believed to be a version of "Chapel Ridge" and dates back to the 12th century when the Knights Templar established themselves there. The present Georgian mansion was built in 1769 when Robert Barclay, a Glasgow lawyer, demolished the old building and erected a new one comparable in quality to those of Robert Adam. “a neat handsome house, 3 stories high, rustic cornered, with eleven steps of a stone stair case up to the front door.” His friend, the famous General Wolfe of Quebec was a guest at Capelrig. After the Templars, the house was acquired by Sir James Sandilands, preceptor to Mary Queen of Scots , and then by the Mure family of Caldwell. During the bloody Covenanting era, the Mure temporarily lost Capelrig to King Charles’ general in Renfrewshire Sir Tam Dalziel of Binns. In 1962, Capelrig passed to Renfrew County and after internal refurbishment became an Arts Centre and then Council premises.
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Language:
English
Record number:
9261349