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Glencairn's Greit House. This is the third oldest structure in Dumbarton (after Dumbarton Rock – 1380091 – and the College Bow - 919940), and the town's oldest standing building. It is sometimes also called Glencairn Greit House. It is shown in context here: 1078552.
The book "Historic Dumbarton - the Scottish burgh survey" (by Dennison and Coleman) provides some information about the house, including the following: the building is dated 1623 on its western dormerhead, but may incorporate earlier fabric at basement level; it was built as a three-storeyed town house for the Earls of Glencairn, and was later occupied by the Dukes of Argyll. There are two plaques on the front of the building, located on either side of the main entrance. One of them explains that the house was acquired by Dumbarton Town Council in 1924: 1068157. The other plaque commemorates a visit of Robert Burns to Dumbarton on the 29th of June, 1787: 1068158. The little opening at the left-hand side of the house leads to a pend (a vaulted passageway) called Quay Pend; the view through this cobbled passageway is shown here: 620178. |
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