A film about Carmichael House and estate, Lanarkshire. To play this short film please click here or on the image below:
The barony of Carmichael was conferred in 1647 on the direct male descendent of the original Witham Carmichael “to him and his heirs male whatsoever”.
Roy Map of 1750:
Early October 1903:
December 1907:
7th November 1914:
The young Baronet at the start of the First World War:
25-27th July 1923:
Five years later, the young Baronet is dead:
The last two direct heirs of Carmichael, father and son, both died aged 26 years:
The Anstruther and Carmichael clan mottos are carved above the grave: ‘Periissem ni Periissem’
(I would have perished had I not persisted) and ‘Tou Jours Prest’ (Always Ready).
In June 1935 the contents of Carmichael House were auctioned:
A doctor then bought Carmichael with the intention of turning it into a Nursing Home:
However, by 1950 Carmichael was up for sale:
In 1952, Charles Brand was employed to strip Carmichael house and remove the roof:
Woodland now surrounds the house where the graves of family pets are to be found:
A visit to Carmichael House, 5th February 2018:
The designed landscape has survived with elegance:
