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Latitude: 55.9574 / 55°57'26"N
Longitude: -4.5887 / 4°35'19"W
OS Eastings: 238483
OS Northings: 676845
OS Grid: NS384768
Mapcode National: GBR 0L.XM3V
Mapcode Global: WH3NJ.HJ3B
Plus Code: 9C7QXC46+XG
Entry Name: Mains Lodge, Dalmoak House
Listing Name: Renton, Dalmoak House, Mains Lodge with Gates, Gatepiers and Boundary Wall
Listing Date: 8 September 1980
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 331656
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB1163
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dalmoak House, Mains Lodge
ID on this website: 200331656
Location: Cardross
County: West Dunbartonshire
Electoral Ward: Leven
Parish: Cardross
Traditional County: Dunbartonshire
Tagged with: Gatehouse Architectural structure
1866-1869, with later piend-roofed abutting at rear. Single storey, rectangular-plan castellated Tudor gothic lodge; stugged squared and snecked ashlar with ashlar margins and dressings; rendered addition. Crenellated, billeted parapet rising into round-headed panels at intervals. Hoodmoulds, labelstops.
S (MAIN) ELEVATION: 3-bay original block with piend-roofed later addition to left. Main lodge with 2 windows symmetrically disposed to right, parapet raised over centre window, monogram. Canted bay to left in slightly advanced bay with curved corners.
E (ROAD) ELEVATION: plaque depicting Greek cross and shield at centre, hoodmould; corbelled stack breaking blocking course.
uPVC top-hopper windows. Slate roof, lead flashings. Tall ridge and wallhead stacks with rounded corners and crenellated coping.
INTERIOR: not seen 1995.
GATES GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALL: gate at centre framed by pedestrian gates. Circular pier with corbelled crenellated caps; ring band. Squat square-plan terminating piers.
GATES: finialled cast-iron gates with gilded tips.
BOUNDARY WALL: squared and snecked, stepped rubble wall with harl/ cement pointing; ashlar gablet coping.
Dalmoak House was built by James Aitken. The house, stables, walled garden and W gatepiers are listed separately.
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