Hamilton Palace

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Hamilton Palace was a grand and historically significant Scottish country house that served for centuries as the principal residence of the powerful Dukes of Hamilton.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
demolished building
stately home
architecturalStyle Baroque
Neoclassical elements
artCollectionIncluded Old Master paintings
antique furniture
manuscripts
rare books
tapestries
associatedWithFamily Hamilton family
associatedWithTitle Duke of Hamilton
collectionDispersedBy Hamilton Palace sale of 1882
constructionStart late 17th century
country Scotland
demolishedBecauseOf financial difficulties of the estate
subsidence from coal mining
demolishedIn 1920s
1927
documentedIn 19th-century photographs
architectural drawings
historic engravings
expandedIn 19th century
hadFeature extensive parkland
formal gardens
grand state apartments
mausoleum
heritageStatus lost country house
historicalCounty Lanarkshire NERFINISHED
locatedIn Clyde Valley
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire NERFINISHED
near Hamilton Mausoleum
River Clyde
notableFor art collections
furniture collections
library
opulence
size
ownedBy Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton)
surface form: Douglas-Hamilton family

Dukes of Hamilton
precededBy earlier Hamilton family tower house
rebuiltIn early 18th century
region Central Lowlands of Scotland
servedAs principal residence of the Dukes of Hamilton
significance one of the largest non-royal residences in Scotland
symbol of the power of the Dukes of Hamilton
usedAs seat of the premier peer of Scotland

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House of Hamilton seat Hamilton Palace
William Adam notableWork Hamilton Palace
this entity surface form: Hamilton Palace (additions and alterations)
Douglas Hamilton deathPlace Hamilton Palace
subject surface form: Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton residence Hamilton Palace
subject surface form: Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Dukes of Hamilton traditionalFamilySeat Hamilton Palace
Hamilton Estate centeredOn Hamilton Palace
Hamilton Estate hasPart Hamilton Palace
Hamilton Estate hasPart Hamilton Palace
this entity surface form: Hamilton Palace parklands
Hamilton Estate containsFormerSiteOf Hamilton Palace