Cardross House (6)
Ben Lomond in the left far distance.

Nigel Tranter stated that 'In the late 16th century, the castle was considerably enlarged by the extension added to the east of the wing' and it must be this wing to which Commendator David Erskine's 1598 date stone refers to.  The ground floor of the main block of the original tower-house, is not vaulted, surprisingly, although it may have been stripped out.  The wing of the old tower-house, which contained the original kitchen, is vaulted, while the main block is not (surprisingly), although it may have been stripped out at some stage.  The ground floor of the1598 extension consists of a series of vaulted cellars reached from a long corridor from the earlier wing. 

The Hall, on the first floor of the early tower, is a delightful chamber, though modest in size, still panelled in Memel pine (a slow growing Baltic pine).  Excellent plaster ceilings enhance the first floor apartments of the extension, one said to be of 16th-century date, the other, more classical in style, belonging to two centuries later.
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