Alternative Names Provanhall Road
Site type LAIRDS HOUSE
Canmore ID 44985
Site Number NS66NE 1
NGR NS 66755 66324
Council GLASGOW, CITY OF
Parish GLASGOW (CITY OF GLASGOW)
Former Region STRATHCLYDE
Former District CITY OF GLASGOW
Former County LANARKSHIRE

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Recording Your Heritage Online

] Provan Hall, Auchinlea Road, late medieval
North block pre-Reformation, linked by screen walls to 18th-century south block, enclosing inner court. Rubble walls, harled at south block. North block late 15th-, possibly 16th-century, Renaissance details, crowstep gables, pedimented gables to dormers. North-east angle, conical-roofed drum turnpike stairturret, shot holes. Forestair at east end of courtyard. Symmetrical south front to south range, steps to exposed stone architraved, pedimented central entrance. Hip-roofed dormers, sash windows. 18th-century timber internal stair, fine interior. Wide Renaissance moulded arched gateway in centre of courtyard wall, 1647 pediment, Hamilton family crest and initials. Refurbishment 2005, Glasgow City Council. National Trust for Scotland, managed by Glasgow City Council, open to the public


Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

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Archaeological Notes

NS66NE 1 66755 66324

(NS 6675 6633) Provan Hall (NR)
OS 6" map, (1967)

Though the National Trust (1959) and a plaque on the wall (OS [JLD] 10 February 1954) allege that Provan Hall was built in the 15th century, Tranter states that the house appears to date from the late 16th century, and is probably a post-Reformation building erected by Sir William Baillie who obtained these former church lands at that time. The original house forms the north side of a courtyard, the south side of which is occupied by a later dwelling house. High curtain walls form the E and W sides, and in the former is a gateway, protected by a circular shot-hole.
The original house itself is oblong on plan, with a circular stair-tower projecting at the NE angle. The walls are of good rubble, two storeys high, with a garret within the steeply-pitched roof. There are three doors at ground level, all on the courtyard side. An outside forestair has been erected against the E wall of the courtyard to replace the turnpike stair that rose in the circular tower, and a doorway has been formed at the E end of the first floor. Another doorway, now built up, has been opened at some time in the W gable at first floor level. A shot-hole and keyhole type arrow-slit window guard the circular tower at basement level and there are two more shot-holes above. Having been long in a poor state of repair, Provan Hall was purchased in 1935 by a body of private individuals, and after restoration, handed over to the National Trust.
The pediment over the courtyard gateway bears the date '1647', and the initials of Sir Robert Hamilton, the owner of the lands at that time.
Visited by OS (J L D) 10 February 1954.
National Trust 1959; N Tranter 1962-70.

NS 667 663 As part of ongoing research into the history of Provan Hall (NMRS NS66NE 1) a photographic survey of the external and internal elevations of both Provan Hall and the adjacent Blochairn House was completed. An REDM survey of the external elevations was also undertaken. Drawings were made of the kitchen fireplace in the ground floor and of the floor in the first-floor hall. The latter clearly shows wear which reveals the former presence of internal timber partitions.
Sponsor: National Trust of Scotland.
D Alexander 2001

NS 667 663 An evaluation was undertaken as part of a feasibility study for a visitor centre at Provan Hall. Two trenches and three test pits were excavated E and NE of the Hall grounds. These demonstrated that the majority of the proposed site had been built up relatively recently with made ground at least 1.8¿2m deep.
A single trench was excavated within the grounds of Provan Hall. This showed that a mound visible as a surface feature was the product of a rise in the natural topography, exaggerated by recent dumping of concrete, brick and stone. No significant archaeological features or finds were found in any of the trenches.
Archive to be deposited in NMRS.
Sponsor: Greater Easterhouse Environmental Trust.
R Heawood 2005

Notes and Activities

16 January 2009 to 13 February 2009

STANDING BUILDING RECORDING

Notes NS 667 663 A building survey was undertaken of the complex of buildings at Provan Hall on 16 January–13 February 2009 The site comprises two buildings, a N range and a S range, linked by a walled courtyard, with a formal partially walled garden to the W. Both the N and the S buildings are c15m E–W by 6m N–S and consist of ground, first floor and attic levels. The N building has a turret tower at the NE corner. The first floor of the N range is accessed via an external stone stair at the NE corner of the courtyard, built against the S exterior wall of the N building. There may have been an additional or earlier stair against the W elevation of the N building, but there is no evidence for this other than a blocked door aperture at first floor level in the W gable of the N building. The attic level of the N building is accessed via a small hatch in the ceiling of the first floor level SW cupboard. The first floor and attic level of the S building are accessed via an internal central stair.
Although the complex may pre-date the 16th century, particularly the S range, the clearest surviving evidence for the development of the monument is from the mid- to late 16th century with two ranges. This period is associated with William Baillie. By the later 16th and early 17th centuries the two ranges were augmented with an enclosed courtyard and windows inserted in the N range. There was evidence, particularly in the N range, of residential rather than defensive use. By the later 17th and early 18th centuries extensive repairs were enacted, particularly to the roof of the N range, after its purchase by Glasgow Town Council in 1667. During the
18th century the two ranges were changed once again. This time the S range became the main residence and the N range service accommodation. The complex was turned into a farmhouse with outside ancillary buildings from the late 18th to early 20th centuries. Further conversions to the S range in terms of new room layout and access took place during this time. In the 1930s Provan Hall became a public monument and numerous buildings were demolished. The site passed to the NTS in 1938. Since 1979 the site has been leased by Glasgow City Council as a local amenity and heritage site.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: The National Trust for Scotland
Gordon Ewart – Kirkdale Archaeology

Further details

Books and References

Alexander, D (2001) 'Provan Hall, Glasgow (Glasgow parish), laird's house', Discovery Excav Scot, vol.2
Page(s): 49

Ewart, G (2009b) 'Provan Hall, Easterhouse, Glasgow (Glasgow parish), historical research and standing building survey', Discovery Excav Scot, New, vol.10 Cathedral Communications Limited, Wiltshire, England.
Page(s): 85

Heawood, R (2005d) 'Provan Hall, Glasgow City (Glasgow parish), evaluation', Discovery Excav Scot, vol.6
Page(s): 75-76

Mather, G R (1899) 'Provan Hall', The Regality Club, vol.3
Page(s): 11-16

Regality Club (1889a) 'Advertisement of the lands of Provan, 1729', The Regality Club, vol.1
Page(s): 37-44

Small, S (2008) Greater Glasgow: an illustrated architectural guide
Held at RCAHMS Quick

Stevenson, J B (1985b) Exploring Scotland's heritage: the Clyde estuary and Central Region, Exploring Scotland's heritage series Edinburgh
Page(s): 57-8, no. 27 Held at RCAHMS A.1.4.HER

Stevenson, J B (1995) Glasgow, Clydeside and Stirling, Exploring Scotland's Heritage series, ed. by Anna Ritchie Edinburgh
Page(s): (no. 28), 80-1 Held at RCAHMS A.1.4.HER

The National Trust for Scotland (1959) Illustrated list of properties, Edinburgh
Page(s): 25

Tranter, N (1962-70) 'The fortified house in Scotland', Edinburgh
Page(s): Vol. 3, 140-2 Held at RCAHMS F.5.21.TRA

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