Designed in the brutalist style, St Peter's Semminary was designed by the architect firm of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia. It was built around the 19th century Kilmahew House.
By the time of its completion in 1966 the number of candidates for the priesthood had fallen and the building was beset with problems, with the owners blaming these on the architects and vice versa. The seminary closed in 1980 and was used for a few years as a drug rehabilitation centre (mainly using the old Kilmahew House). It has lain derelict since the late 1980s and has been the victim of vandalism and arson attacks.
Kilmahew House was demolished in 1995 after being damaged by fire.
More https://www.flickr.com/photos/107793356@N06/sets/72157650815871866/
A view from above showing (the now demolished) Kilmahew House
![16545290080_9db6a18341_b.jpg 16545290080_9db6a18341_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177208-16545290080-9db6a18341-b.jpg)
cardross-1 by tumble112, on Flickr
Pics from my visit, here it is in all its concrete glory:
![15944180973_e82e5a2683_b.jpg 15944180973_e82e5a2683_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177209-15944180973-e82e5a2683-b.jpg)
020 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16377021628_88414d91c3_b.jpg 16377021628_88414d91c3_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177210-16377021628-88414d91c3-b.jpg)
063 by tumble112, on Flickr
062 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15944511063_3205753522_b.jpg 15944511063_3205753522_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177211-15944511063-3205753522-b.jpg)
061 by tumble112, on Flickr
058 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15944356973_3a9f6b8ac8_b.jpg 15944356973_3a9f6b8ac8_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177212-15944356973-3a9f6b8ac8-b.jpg)
057 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16378048249_03ede659cd_b.jpg 16378048249_03ede659cd_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177213-16378048249-03ede659cd-b.jpg)
024 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16376665398_8793286a29_b.jpg 16376665398_8793286a29_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177214-16376665398-8793286a29-b.jpg)
025 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15941742884_12a722b984_b.jpg 15941742884_12a722b984_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177215-15941742884-12a722b984-b.jpg)
027 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16563318622_fc77d9d081_b.jpg 16563318622_fc77d9d081_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177216-16563318622-fc77d9d081-b.jpg)
040 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16563345452_9d8b569673_b.jpg 16563345452_9d8b569673_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177217-16563345452-9d8b569673-b.jpg)
037 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16378483927_387a30886c_b.jpg 16378483927_387a30886c_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177218-16378483927-387a30886c-b.jpg)
043 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16376927908_46777d7c00_b.jpg 16376927908_46777d7c00_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177219-16376927908-46777d7c00-b.jpg)
052 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15942069674_8713eb2bc0_b.jpg 15942069674_8713eb2bc0_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177220-15942069674-8713eb2bc0-b.jpg)
047 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16562750261_f2da0b8c57_b.jpg 16562750261_f2da0b8c57_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177221-16562750261-f2da0b8c57-b.jpg)
042 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16378540847_ff9a8fa3ea_b.jpg 16378540847_ff9a8fa3ea_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177222-16378540847-ff9a8fa3ea-b.jpg)
036 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16563506442_0805d8bded_b.jpg 16563506442_0805d8bded_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177223-16563506442-0805d8bded-b.jpg)
049 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15941883244_13de673306_b.jpg 15941883244_13de673306_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177224-15941883244-13de673306-b.jpg)
038 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15944248903_36be121d12_b.jpg 15944248903_36be121d12_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177225-15944248903-36be121d12-b.jpg)
039 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16376992808_22eabc9bf1_b.jpg 16376992808_22eabc9bf1_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177226-16376992808-22eabc9bf1-b.jpg)
068 by tumble112, on Flickr
Thanks for looking![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
By the time of its completion in 1966 the number of candidates for the priesthood had fallen and the building was beset with problems, with the owners blaming these on the architects and vice versa. The seminary closed in 1980 and was used for a few years as a drug rehabilitation centre (mainly using the old Kilmahew House). It has lain derelict since the late 1980s and has been the victim of vandalism and arson attacks.
Kilmahew House was demolished in 1995 after being damaged by fire.
More https://www.flickr.com/photos/107793356@N06/sets/72157650815871866/
A view from above showing (the now demolished) Kilmahew House
![16545290080_9db6a18341_b.jpg 16545290080_9db6a18341_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177208-16545290080-9db6a18341-b.jpg)
cardross-1 by tumble112, on Flickr
Pics from my visit, here it is in all its concrete glory:
![15944180973_e82e5a2683_b.jpg 15944180973_e82e5a2683_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177209-15944180973-e82e5a2683-b.jpg)
020 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16377021628_88414d91c3_b.jpg 16377021628_88414d91c3_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177210-16377021628-88414d91c3-b.jpg)
063 by tumble112, on Flickr
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ef2/ef22f4925f7c5255690a7d44994eaa4e.jpg)
062 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15944511063_3205753522_b.jpg 15944511063_3205753522_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177211-15944511063-3205753522-b.jpg)
061 by tumble112, on Flickr
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058 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15944356973_3a9f6b8ac8_b.jpg 15944356973_3a9f6b8ac8_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177212-15944356973-3a9f6b8ac8-b.jpg)
057 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16378048249_03ede659cd_b.jpg 16378048249_03ede659cd_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177213-16378048249-03ede659cd-b.jpg)
024 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16376665398_8793286a29_b.jpg 16376665398_8793286a29_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177214-16376665398-8793286a29-b.jpg)
025 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15941742884_12a722b984_b.jpg 15941742884_12a722b984_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177215-15941742884-12a722b984-b.jpg)
027 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16563318622_fc77d9d081_b.jpg 16563318622_fc77d9d081_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177216-16563318622-fc77d9d081-b.jpg)
040 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16563345452_9d8b569673_b.jpg 16563345452_9d8b569673_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177217-16563345452-9d8b569673-b.jpg)
037 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16378483927_387a30886c_b.jpg 16378483927_387a30886c_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177218-16378483927-387a30886c-b.jpg)
043 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16376927908_46777d7c00_b.jpg 16376927908_46777d7c00_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177219-16376927908-46777d7c00-b.jpg)
052 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15942069674_8713eb2bc0_b.jpg 15942069674_8713eb2bc0_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177220-15942069674-8713eb2bc0-b.jpg)
047 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16562750261_f2da0b8c57_b.jpg 16562750261_f2da0b8c57_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177221-16562750261-f2da0b8c57-b.jpg)
042 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16378540847_ff9a8fa3ea_b.jpg 16378540847_ff9a8fa3ea_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177222-16378540847-ff9a8fa3ea-b.jpg)
036 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16563506442_0805d8bded_b.jpg 16563506442_0805d8bded_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177223-16563506442-0805d8bded-b.jpg)
049 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15941883244_13de673306_b.jpg 15941883244_13de673306_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177224-15941883244-13de673306-b.jpg)
038 by tumble112, on Flickr
![15944248903_36be121d12_b.jpg 15944248903_36be121d12_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177225-15944248903-36be121d12-b.jpg)
039 by tumble112, on Flickr
![16376992808_22eabc9bf1_b.jpg 16376992808_22eabc9bf1_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/177/177226-16376992808-22eabc9bf1-b.jpg)
068 by tumble112, on Flickr
Thanks for looking
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