Lodge gates at the front of Birkwood Castle in 2007
Shown in South Lanarkshire
General information
Architectural style
Gothic
Location
Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire
Country
Scotland
Construction started
18th-century
Design and construction
Architect(s)
James Thomson
Birkwood Castle, also known as Birkwood House, is a Gothic country house situated in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Built in the 18th century, it was greatly expanded by the McKirdy family. In 1920 it was purchased by the local authority for use as a hospital. Following closure of the hospital, attempts have been made to redevelop the building. The house is the subject for numerous ghostlore stories.
BirkwoodCastle, also known as Birkwood House, is a Gothic country house situated in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Built in the 18th century...
eastern slopes. The hill's lower northern slopes are the site of the Morrone Birkwood Special Area of Conservation, managed by Scottish Natural Heritage. Floristically...
has a small post office/village shop and mountain bike hire. The Morrone Birkwood Nature Reserve is a nature reserve on the edge of the village reached from...
20 March 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2019. "Wentworth Castle Gardens : Welcome to Wentworth Castle Gardens". Archived from the original on 6 June 2012....
Division, Manpower Services Commission. John Watson Turley. For services to Birkwood Hospital, Lesmahagow. Sydney Charles Wagstaff, Supervisor, Eley Ammunition...
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