▁early - tw enti eth ▁century . ▁ ▁Other ▁historic ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁include ▁Hamilton ▁Old ▁Par ish ▁Church , ▁a ▁Georg ian ▁era ▁building ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁church ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁by ▁William ▁Adam . ▁The ▁gra vey ard ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁parish ▁church ▁contains ▁some ▁C oven anter ▁remains . ▁The ▁former ▁Edward ian ▁Town ▁Hall ▁now ▁houses ▁the ▁library ▁and ▁concert ▁hall . ▁The ▁Town house ▁complex ▁under w ent ▁a ▁sympath etic ▁modern ization ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁ru ins ▁of ▁Cad z ow ▁Castle ▁also ▁lie ▁in ▁Ch atel her ault ▁Country ▁Park , ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁centre . ▁ ▁Hamilton ▁Palace ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁non - ro yal ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁world , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁north - east ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁A ▁former ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Hamilton , ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 5 , ▁subsequently ▁much ▁en larg ed , ▁and ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁due ▁to ▁ground ▁subs idence . ▁It ▁is ▁widely ▁acknowled ged ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁grand est ▁houses ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁was ▁visited ▁and ▁adm ired ▁by ▁Queen ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁was ▁written ▁about ▁by ▁Daniel ▁De fo e . ▁ ▁Hamilton ▁Bar ra cks ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁Dep ot ▁of ▁the ▁Camer oni ans ▁( Sc ott ish