Chatelherault Country Park

Chatelherault Country Park
The Duke of Hamilton's hunting lodge, renovated in the 1970s
Map
TypeCountry park
LocationFerniegair, Scotland
Nearest townHamilton
Area500 acres
Created1987 (1987)
Operated bySouth Lanarkshire Council

Chatelherault Country Park is a country park in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.[1] It is located in the village of Ferniegair, 1+14 miles (2 kilometres) from Hamilton town centre. On the west side of the park, runs the Avon, a tributary of the River Clyde.

Its name is derived from the French town of Châtellerault, the title Duc de Châtellerault having been granted to James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran in 1548 for his part in arranging the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Francis, Dauphin of France.[2][3]

  1. ^ Hamilton's royal past, South Lanarkshire Council
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer for Scotland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Velde, François (22 April 2010). "Scots Members of the French Nobility". Retrieved 28 November 2015.