Redheugh grew across three building phases into a turreted Scots Baronial house associated with the Knox thread-manufacturing family.
Quick facts
- Date
- About 1880; additions dated 1890 and 1905
- Architect / designer
- Clarke and Bell; later additions by John Snodgrass
- Type
- Scots Baronial mansion converted to flats
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB7502)
- OS grid reference
- NS 31826 55592
Architecture and continuing use
Coursed sandstone, crowsteps, crenellated details and corbelled turrets unify an irregular L-plan. A canted entrance bay and successive gables disclose the house’s expansion without erasing its phases.
Its story
Clarke and Bell designed the house about 1880. Dated additions followed in 1890 and 1905, the latter by local architect John Snodgrass. Conversion around 2000 created six apartments while retaining significant exterior and some interior detail.
Why it is included
It represents an industrial family’s domestic ambition and a carefully documented conversion from one large house to several homes.
What to notice
- Crowstepped gables belonging to successive phases.
- Corbelled turrets and crenellated window details.
- The advanced canted entrance bay on the east front.
Reading the surroundings
These are private homes. Stay on public routes, do not enter courts or gardens for a closer view, and avoid photographing residents or windows.
Timeline
- About 1880 Clarke and Bell designed the first major Scots Baronial phase.
- 1890 A dated northern addition enlarged the house.
- 1905 John Snodgrass added further west and north ranges.
- About 2000 The mansion was subdivided into six apartments.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designation records conversion to six apartments, but no inference is made about private interiors beyond the areas assessed for listing.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Redheugh House, LB7502 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- North Ayrshire Heritage: Kilbirnie — Local-authority context for the town and its industrial families; the current HES record separately supplies the residential-conversion evidence.
- Trove search: Redheugh House Kilbirnie — National collection search for site records, surveys and archive material.
Location
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