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Robert the Bruce, King Of Scots, national hero who led Scotland victoriously during the First War of Scottish Independence. Purchased the manor of Cardross in 1325 and made it his primary residence until his death in 1329. A. J. Cronin, the celebrated doctor and writer, was born in Cardross in 1896.
Probably in 1326 Bruce began building his house, which was not described as a castle or palace but as a “manerium” or “manororium”, probably a manor house. The house is described as being single storey and having a hall, queen’s chamber, chapel, kitchen and larder as well as an apartment for the king.
Cardross. Set on the fringe of the Scottish Highlands, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, the home of Sir Archie and Lady Orr Ewing. Port of Menteith, by Stirling, FK8 3JY. Get Directions
Cardross Castle is labelled and indicated east of the present Cardross House. An estate map of 1767 shows more detail and indicates the house in the present position, with the entrance drive from the west, a vista to the north, avenues to the south-west, very much as it is today.
Mains of Cardross was a farm near the River Leven, 550 metres ESE of present-day Dalmoak Farm (Young's Farm), with which its former lands are now associated. The buildings of Mains of Cardross Farm itself are now gone; they were removed in the mid twentieth century. On early maps.
Cardross House is a 16th century tower which was extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. In March 1604 James VI granted a charter to John Erskine, 2nd Earl of Mar, of all the lands which once belonged to the monasteries of Inchmahome, Cambuskenneth and Dryburgh, uniting them all into the lordship and barony of Cardross.
Cardross is a beautiful Estate in the heart of Scotland, set on the fringe of the Scottish Highlands, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Cardross has 4,500 acres of parkland, woodland and farmland to explore – a unique and historic setting for weddings and events, elegant B&B accommodation in Cardross House or a longer getaway in ...
