Doors Open Day 2009
Hospitalfield House Arbroath
Hospitalfield House is built of red sandstone blocks and decorated with beautifully detailed carvings and stonework. The original construction of fieldstone and lime mortar walls can still be seen on the South Wing where the lime-harl is still visible.
There are three specific features to this beautiful building; the North Wing was originally constructed in the early 14th Century and subsequently upgraded twice, firstly in the 18th Century and laterally in the 19th Century when it was incorporated into the mansion-house and now forms the Picture Gallery; the Central section, which is the earliest part of the building but was subsequently changed during the 16th and 17th Centuries; and finally the South Wing that was built in the 17th Century as a self-contained family unit of the large house. The grandeur of this house has to be seen to understand the sheer beauty and detail within the carvings, painstakingly produced, on the surrounding walls.
Opening Times
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th
11.00am to 4.00pm
Directions/Parking
Located on the Westway, 500 metres from the junction with the A92. Turn down the tree lined drive.
Westway,
Arbroath,
DD11 1NH
Parking on the driveway, please park with care so as not to obstruct the flow of traffic.
Notes for info
Disabled access limited to the ground floor
Toilet facilities available
Light lunches, teas and coffees
Visitors are free to walk around the house and gardens
