Capelrig House

Capelrig House is a mansion in the Scottish city of Newton Mearns in the East Renfrewshire unitary authority. It lies on the northern edge of the city, opposite a modern school complex. 1971 Capelrig House was inducted into the Scottish monument lists in category A. The three storey building is built in the Georgian style.

History

In the 12th century the Templars possessed the lands of today's Capelrig Houses. Later they were transferred to the Order of Malta. Maybe was at that time a chapel on the hill. As discussed a derivation of the word Capelrig is the place name " Chapel Ridge " ( " Kapellenhöhe " ), a consistent picture would be so. In 1563 the lands passed into the possession of the Scottish crown, and then click the Torphichen family. Later the family Caldwell acquired the reason and finally in 1765 the Scottish theologian Robert Barclay. Without a doubt existed at that time already an unspecified building described in this place, which completely remove Barclay 1769 today Capelrig House was built. It remained long in the family. 1962 has been transformed into an art center. Since 2004, the Council of East Renfrewshire Capelrig House uses. On the lands the Eastwood High School was built.

The building is no longer in its original state. The southern of the one-story wing was increased in 1913, so that the symmetry of Capelrig House has been broken. Also, the semi-circular staircase at the rear of the building is recent.