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Introduction. The extensive designed landscape associated with the mid-19th-century Lennox Castle retains its essential 19th-century layout despite its development as a mental hospital in the early-20th century. Features include substantial tree belts, a walled garden and the ruins of a 16th-century tower house.
History. Lennox Castle was built between 1837 and 1841, in the square style of a Norman castle for John Lennox Kincaid by architect David Hamilton (1768 - 1843). The large, three storey red sandstone mansion has battlemented corner towers, a five story tower, and a large entrance porch to the north. During World War I, the castle was ...
Lennox Castle is a historic and haunted attraction in Lennoxtown, Scotland. You can explore the ruins of the castle, learn about its history and legends, and enjoy the scenic views of the countryside. Read the reviews and photos of other travelers who visited Lennox Castle on Tripadvisor, and plan your own adventure.
Lennox Castle, forest and Campsies Apr 2023 Steeped in history, originally the home of Lord and Lady Lennox, then bought by the council to be used as a mental health hospital ...some great short videos are available on Youtube made by a nurse that worked there at the time ...
1. Mai 2015 · Lennox Castle has been on the Buildings at Risk register for Scotland since 1992, the website provides a good summary of the history of the building and the site. Rather wonderfully, the Book of Lennox Castle produced for the opening ceremony of the hospital in 1936 has been scanned and put online by S J McLaughlin, who has charted the history of the hospital and includes numerous photographs.
8. Apr. 2024 · It’s been more than twenty years since Lennox Castle was abandoned, ending its days as Scotland’s biggest institution for people with learning disabilities. Its troubled history, filled with stories of neglect and abuse, still hangs heavy in people’s minds. Once a place where those with autism and other learning disabilities endured ...
30. Sept. 2014 · ‘Remembering Lennox Castle Hospital’ invites ex-residents to tell their story in their own words of their memories of living in the ‘Castle’. It is an oral history and research project where ex-residents are supported to amass and conserve their memories of Lennox Castle Hospital. To increase the scope of the project an invitation will ...
