Designated 12 January 1971 Architect William Burn | Reference no. 712 | |
 | ||
Carstairs house aurora
Carstairs House, also known as Monteith House, is a country house 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south west of Carstairs South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Contents
The house is protected as a category A listed building,
Carstairs house
Carstairs House
It was built by the Edinburgh architect William Burn between 1820 and 1823 for Henry Monteith MP. It replaced the previous building on the site.
It then passed to his son Robert Monteith, and on his death to Joseph Monteith who built a hydroelectric plant at nearby Jarviswood, and the Carstairs House Tramway to transport guests and family to and from Carstairs railway station.
In 1899 it was purchased by Sir James King, 1st Baronet who had been Lord Provost of Glasgow between 1886 and 1889.
St Charles Institution
The St Charles' Certified Institution for 'mentally defective Catholic children' was opened in June 1916 at Marham House, Broomhill, Glasgow. The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul staffed the institution and there was provision for 63 children.
In 1924 Carstairs House was sold to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow and renamed as the St. Charles Institution. The children moved here in 1925.
St Charles' institution closed in 1983.
Monteith House
It was subsequently renamed as Monteith House and opened in 1986 as a Nursing Home. It closed in 2009 and reopened again in 2011.