Kerelaw House

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Kerelaw House was part of the former Kerelaw Estate situated on the west coast of Ayrshire, Scotland near the town of Stevenston.

[edit] History

The house was built in 1787 by Alexander Hamilton (a relative of the American statesman of the same name) and sold to Gavin Fullarton in 1938, along with the rest of the Kerelaw Estate including Kerelaw Castle. In 1919 the house was bought by James Campbell WS. Campbell and his family (including son Kenneth Campbell VC) were the last family to live at Kerelaw, and in 1969 the house was bought by Glasgow Corporation Education Department and Kerelaw Residential School was opened in its grounds in 1970. The house was intended to be used as offices for the school, but was instead mysteriously demolished.

[edit] Description

Built in the Adam style, Kerelaw House was a tall, three storey plain building with a pillared porch and large bay window overlooking the porch on the second storey. A long driveway lead up to the house from the nearby road, and is still used today as an entrance to the school built on the grounds. There is however no other trace of the house.