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Hamilton Palace

Buildings and structures demolished in the 1920sBuildings and structures in Hamilton, South LanarkshireCountry houses in South LanarkshireDemolished buildings and structures in ScotlandDukes of Hamilton
History of South LanarkshirePalaces in ScotlandScottish country houses destroyed in the 20th century
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Hamilton Palace was a country house in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The former seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, it dated from the 14th century and was subsequently much enlarged in the 17th and 19th centuries. Widely acknowledged as having been one of the grandest houses in the British Isles, the palace was situated at the centre of the extensive Low Parks (now Strathclyde Country Park), with the Great Avenue, a north–south tree-lined avenue over three miles (five kilometres) in length, as its axis. The Low Parks also contained the Hamilton Mausoleum designed by David Hamilton and the 11th-century Netherton Cross, while the High Parks (now Chatelherault Country Park) contain Chatelherault Hunting Lodge designed by William Adam. Hamilton Palace was demolished between 1921 and 1926 after coal works beneath the house were discovered to threaten its structural integrity.

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N 55.78 ° E -4.0315 °
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Hamilton Palace Sports Ground

M74
ML1 3ED
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