Dalmoak House

Dalmoak House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Dalmoak House, is a Category A listed building off the A812 Renton Road in the ancient Parish of Cardross. It sits between the village of Renton and the town of Dumbarton on the North side the Firth of Clyde in Dunbartonshire, Scotland (G82 4HQ). It was built in a Scottish baronial style by the architect Alexander Watt in 1866–69, or 1866-1869 according to some sources, for John Aiken of Glasgow."It's a whole loch of castle", Oliver Stallwood, Metro, 9 May 2017, p. 18. Aiken's involvement in the wine and spirits mercantile trade was the basis for the house's nickname, 'Brandy Castle', which has been in use ever since.Scots castle with UK’s ‘largest stained glass’ window for sale. Russell Jackson, The Scotsman, 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

type: military installation
date from: 1866

Source: en.wikipedia.org