Old travel Blog photograph of Jerviston House in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Jerviston estate was once the location of a small castle or Laird's House constructed in the 15th century, owned by the family of Robert Baillie. It was said to be very similar in design to Kingencleugh Castle. In the late 18th century the famed architects James and Robert Adam were commissioned to design a new country house adjacent to the older buildings. Jerviston was later purchased by the Colville family whose steelmaking plants in the area transformed Motherwell from a small village into an industrial town in the late 19th century. After the death of David Colville Senior the estate was gifted to the employees of the steel works and turned into a public park for the benefit of local people. A country club featuring a golf course and bowling greens was established in 1923.
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