Site of the 'Leopard House' at the former Hunting Lodge. Chatelherault Country Park, Ferniegair, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
In 1823, the 10th Duke of Hamilton had a gardener's store converted to a den, with a run, for his Palace Leopard. The restored "Leopard House" can be seen as part of South Lanarkshire Council's Chatelherault Country Park. Chatelherault Country Park is a country park in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its name is derived from the French town of Châtellerault, the title Duc de Châtellerault having been granted to James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran in 1548 for his part in arranging the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Francis, Dauphin of France. The country park is centred on the former hunting lodge, a folly designed to be seen from the now demolished Hamilton Palace at the end of a broad grass slope forming an avenue with lines of lime trees. The lodge was designed by William Adam and completed in 1734. It comprises two buildings, linked by a gateway, in the form of four pavilions above a garden wall. The north facade was visible from the palace and forms the front of the building. To the rear are formal parterre gardens. The buildings provided kennels, stables and accommodation for hunting parties returning from the woodlands to the south. Adam jokingly referred to his creation as 'The Dogg Kennel'.
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Location: Site of the 'Leopard House' at the former Hunting Lodge. Chatelherault Country Park, Ferniegair, Ham
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