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Crafted from botanicals grown in the Scottish Highlands, Gordon Castle Gin is the brain-child of Angus and Zara Gordon Lennox; owners of the Gordon Castle Estate and direct descendants of the Dukes of Gordon. In 2008 Angus and Zara took over the running of the Estate and have since dedicated their time to transforming the traditional sporting estate into a luxury brand and visitor attraction.
Historic Scotland recommends immediate repairs to the roof and windows, and rot eradication. 28 October 1993: The Herald reports that the castle and grounds have been sold to developers Western Properties Company for £160,000, who plan to convert it into 47 flats.
History. In 1833, John Lennox Kincaid, son of John Kincaid of Kincaid and Cecilia Lennox, succeeded to the estates here. He was determined to prove his right to the ancient title 'Earl of Lennox', long vacant, and in pursuit of that claim he set, from 1837, building a castle fit for an earl of such ancient honour, engaging David Hamilton as ...
Administrative / Biographical History. The estate of Lennox Castle in Lennoxtown, 13 miles North of Glasgow, was bought by Glasgow Parish Council in 1927 to build a hospital for people with learning disabilities, and which was to be called Lennox Castle Hospital. Patients then were known as mental defectives.
Methven Castle was given to Margaret Tudor (1489–1541), queen of James IV, King of Scots, and daughter of Henry VII of England, on 29 May 1503 as part of her marriage gift. [2] She lived at Methven after her third marriage to Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven, in 1528. Margaret Tudor died here on 18 October 1541.
Sept 2019. Currently, Lennox Castle is abandoned and in a sorry state. Built from 1837 to 1841, it retains some of the majesty of its former existence in an almost haunted way. The Castle and its grounds have had various uses over the years including mansion, hospital, maternity hospital, and accommodation for hospital nurses. The building has ...
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.
