Duchal House

Duchal House is a mansion house near the Scottish town of Kilmacolm in Inverclyde. In 1971 the building was added to the Scottish lists of monuments in the highest category A.

History

Since the 12th century, the lands of Duchal location stately buildings. A few hundred meters northeast of Duchal House there is a 24 m by measuring, artificial hill takes off, which was once the site of a moth. From the wooden castle are now only remains to find. The building in the Anglo -Norman style dates from the 12th or 13th century and is classified as a Scheduled Monument since 2011. Around two kilometers west of the manor house built in the 13th century, a heavily fortified, stone castle called Duchal Castle. From these fragments survive today only, which are also protected as a Scheduled Monument. In 1710 a house was built at the site of Duchal House. As part of the construction work to Duchal House in 1768 probably fragments of this building have been incorporated into the new mansion. The owner was Boyd Porterfield of ilk did.

Description

Duchal House is isolated approximately 1.5 kilometers south of Kilmacolm set in a large plot. It is built in the Renaissance style. The two-storey manor house has a full basement. The ostexponierte front is symmetrical. Doric Blend pillars flanking the entrance, crowned by a triangular pediment. The building edges are trimmed with quoins. To the rear a wing goes off at right angles, which is probably partly dates back to 1710 built house.