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The castle was built between 1837 and 1841 by David Hamilton for John Lennox Kincaid, on the Lennox of Woodhead Estate, replacing Kincaid House. In 1927, the castle and its land was purchased by the Glasgow Corporation, and converted into a hospital for people with learning disabilities; the hospital opened in 1936.
Geschichte. Mitglieder des Clans Kincaid of that Ilk erbauten im heutigen Milton of Campsie in den 1810er Jahren ihren Stammsitz Kincaid House. Der Nachfahre John Lennox Kincaid ließ ab 1837 wenige Kilometer westlich am Fuß der Campsie Fells Lennox Castle errichten. Als Architekt war David Hamilton für die Planung verantwortlich.
6. Jan. 2022 · BBC. Lennox Castle was the site of the hospital for "mentally deficient" people until it closed in 2002. A lot has changed since Scotland closed its largest institution for people with learning...
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1. Mai 2015 · Lennox Castle. May 1, 2015 / Harriet Richardson. Lennox Castle in 2014, photographed by Robert Adam at RCAHMS One of a series of aerial photographs of the site. 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.
14. Sept. 2017 · By The Newsroom. Published 14th Sep 2017, 18:36 GMT. Updated 27th Sep 2017, 11:45 GMT. The ruins of Lennox Castle Hospital hide a sad and traumatic history. Picture: Ron Shephard/Wikimedia...
6. Jan. 2022 · BBC. Lennox Castle was the site of the hospital for "mentally deficient" people until it closed in 2002. A lot has changed since Scotland closed its largest institution for people with learning...
A large Scots Baronial mansion of East Dunbartonshire, Lennox Castle overlooks Clachan of Campsie and the Campsie Fells, 1½ miles (2.5 km) west northwest of Lennoxtown. Built on a square plan, 1837-41, by David Hamilton (1768 - 1843) for John Lennox Kincaid, it comprises battlemented corner towers, with a larger tower in the centre of the west ...
