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Castlemilk House was a Mansion located in what is now the Castlemilk district of Glasgow, Scotland. The house was the ancestral home of the Stirling-Stuart family and was built around the 15th-century Cassiltoun Tower during the 18th and 19th centuries. The house and Castlemilk Estate were purchased by Glasgow Corporation in 1938, with the house serving as a children's home until it was closed in 1969 and demolished in 1972.
In 1937 the 445 hectare (1100 acre) Estate of Castlemilk were acquired by Glasgow Corporation for housing. The estate was acquired under a compulsory purchase order as William Stirling-Stuart, the Laird of Castlemilk, had misgivings over the land being used for high-density housing so far from locations of industry. The outbreak of the Second World War delayed building work on the Castlemilk housing scheme, which was constructed in the 1950s, and soon modern tenements surrounded the house's grounds on all sides. Castlemilk from Cathkin Braes (Glasgow City Archives, Department of Architectural and Civic Design, 1957), The Glasgow Story
Castlemilk House was acquired by Glasgow Corporation in 1939, and was used to accommodate evacuees from the city until the end of the war. It was then used as a children's home from 1948 until the expense of maintaining the house forced it to close in January 1969. Castlemilk House was demolished in 1972; Stable place to be, Evening Times, 12 September 2008 Dark and mysterious Castlemilk House, Glasgow, Spooky Isles, 3 November 2014 a children's play area now occupies the site. Castlemilk Castle (Lanarkshire) - Past & Present, Scottish Castles Association, 19 January 2012 In the 21st century the many green areas between the clusters of housing, including the remaining features of the rural estate, are managed as Castlemilk Park and Woodlands, an award-winning project aimed to benefit the community. Castlemilk Park Project, Cassiltoun Housing Association Cassiltoun Housing Association wins prize for their work at Castlemilk Woods, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, 18 August 2016
Castlemilk Stables
Other than a small urban park featuring the landscaped fish pond and a stone bridge (1833, Category B listed) which once formed the driveway to the mansion, and the entrance gateways which are sited to the north-east on the edge of Rutherglen, Croftfoot Road, Mill Street, Gatepiers, Formerly to Castlemilk House, British Listed Buildings the accompanying stables block (built 1794, designed by David Hamilton, also Category B listed) is the main surviving legacy of the grand estate. After being damaged by a fire in 1994 and left abandoned, it was restored in 2007 (with the project winning awards) and now contains the local housing offices, community facilities and a nursery.
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