| Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens | |
|---|---|
 Main entrance elevation, facing north-east | |
| Coordinates | 55°55′01″N 4°52′11″W / 55.9169°N 4.8698°W |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 10 June 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB12480 |
| Designated | 1 July 1987 |
| Reference no. | GDL00021 |
  Location of Ardgowan House in Inverclyde | |
Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens is a privately owned late 18th-century mansion on the Firth of Clyde near Inverkip, Scotland. Ardgowan is located in Inverclyde, in the former county of Renfrewshire. The Ardgowan Estate has been held by the Stewart family since the early 15th century: towards the end of that century, their tower house Ardgowan Castle was built within the site of the previous Inverkip Castle fortress. The present house was erected in 1797 and completed in 1801 from designs by Cairncross. It is the seat of the Shaw Stewart baronets, currently Sir Ludovic Houston Shaw Stewart, 12th Baronet of Greenock and Blackhall.
The house is protected as a category A listed building,[1] and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.[2]
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "ARDGOWAN HOUSE, INVERKIP. (Category A Listed Building) (LB12480)". Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Ardgowan (GDL00021)". Retrieved 27 December 2018.