A Palladian palace

I drive by this building most nights going to training so decided to blip it and find some history about it. Strathleven house was Built in 1700 it is attributed to the Palladian pioneer, James Smith, the most significant Scottish architect of his time and the person generally credited with introducing Palladianism into Scotland.

It is A-Listed and considered to be the earliest surviving example of the classic Palladian country house in Scotland and key features of the Palladian style are evident including the hip-roofed and pedimented main block with lower symmetrical pavilion wings.

I was unaware of any of this .