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Robert Gillespie Of Blackhall, Baron Of Blackhall
Blackhall Manor is a Tower houses in Britain and Ireland, tower house in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley in Renfrewshire, in the western central Lowlands of Scotland. It dates to the sixteenth century, although parts may be older, and formerly belonged to the Stewart or Shaw-Stewart family. It was designated as a Category B listed building in 1971. History The first house on the site was built by the Norman knight Walter fitz Alan in about 1160. In 1396 Robert III of Scotland, King of Scots, gave the property to Sir John Stewart, his natural son. According to a record book now lost, barony courts were regularly held there in the sixteenth century. In 1667 Archibald Stewart was made a Baronet of Nova Scotia by Charles II of England, Charles II, and was the first Shaw Stewart baronets, baronet of Greenock and Blackhall. By the 1820s Blackhall had become a farm-house; in the 1840s the farmer built a new house nearby, and the roof of the old one was taken off to save on tax. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackhall Manor In Paisley
Blackhall may refer to: Places * Two adjoining villages in County Durham, England: **Blackhall Colliery ** Blackhall Rocks *Blackhall, Edinburgh, Scotland * Blackhall Road, Oxford, England * Blackhall townland, near Clane, County Kildare, Ireland * Blackhall, a neighbourhood of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland People * Barony of Blackhall, Scottish feudal barony which originally covered the area of Renfrewshire and a part of Ayrshire * David Scott Blackhall (1910–1981), English radio personality, author, and poet * Gilbert Blackhall (died 1671), Scottish Catholic missionary priest * Mark Blackhall (born 1960), English former footballer * Sheena Blackhall (born 1947), Scottish writer, illustrator, and singer Other * Blackhall Gaels GAA, a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ireland See also * Blackhall Manor Blackhall Manor is a tower house in Paisley in Renfrewshire, in the western central Lowlands of Scotland. It dates to the sixteenth century, although parts may be ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
