Description

1737, 1765, later 19th century and modern additions. 2-storey, single bay, rectangular-plan, gabled folly with various single storey additions.

CENTRAL 2-STOREY CORE: 1737. Squared and droved yellow sandstone. Cavetto moulded eaves course, raised quoins, architraved windows. NE ELEVATION: window to ground, modern inscription in cement above; pedimented gable end, blind oculus to tympanum, urn finial to apex, octagonal coped stack to left shoulder, urn to right shoulder. SW ELEVATION: window to 1st floor centre, blocked doorway to right; pedimented gable end. Ground floor obscured by 1765 addition. SE ELEVATION: window to 1st floor centre, ground obscured by modern addition. NW ELEVATION: obscured to eaves by late nineteenth century addition.

SW WING: 1765. Single storey, 2-bay, square-plan, flat-roofed wing. Castellated parapets with corbelled bartizans. Squared and droved yellow sandstone coursers. Raised quoins, architraved windows with projecting keystones. SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: coped, shouldered pediment to parapet; ground floor obscured by modern addition. SW ELEVATION: regular fenestration. NE ELEVATION: obscured by central core. NW ELEVATION: 4-pane sash and case windows. Modern concrete skim to roof, cast-iron rainwater goods. Predominantly 8-pane sash and case windows. Grey slates, lead flashing, coped skews, cast-iron rainwater goods.

NW WING: later 19th century. Single bay, single storey with attic, half-gabled, rectangular-plan, stair tower. Crowstepped gable. NW ELEVATION: smaller single storey, half-gabled outshot; coped crowsteps; tall window to left return, blind square window to right return. SE ELEVATION: obscured by central core. SW ELEVATION: obscured by SW addition. NE ELEVATION: window to upper floor. Modern timber frame, plate glass windows. Grey slates, lead flashing, cast-iron rainwater goods, large modern rooflight.

SE WING: large modern addition, single storey, 4-bay, rectangular-plan, flat roof. Coped, pedimented parapet. Harled with imitation stone margins; eaves height string course, raised quoins, architraved openings. SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: regular fenestration, 2-leaf timber door to 3rd bay, coped shouldered pediment to centre of parapet, inscribed concrete panel 'CAMP COTTAGE, 1738'. NW ELEVATION: obscured by adjoining SW Addition to left and central core to right. SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: modern glass conservatory. NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2 small windows to right. Modern double-glazed sash and case windows. Asphalt roof.

INTERIOR: not seen 2001.

Statement of Interest

Situated on the northern edge of a steep gorge in the Clyde valley and visible from the site of Hamilton Palace, it is believed that this unusual building was built as an eyecatcher at the outer edge of the palace grounds and not, as it's location would suggest, related to the nearby Dalzell estate. The original 2-storey folly has been expanded at various stages to enable domestic use. The intended picturesque relationship of the building with the surrounding landscape has been largely lost as it is now hemmed in by a large iron railway bridge over the Clyde to the west and by a modern development of executive villas to the north and west.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56644192

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