▁traditional ▁tall ▁Scottish ▁tower ▁house , ▁complete ▁with ▁spir al ▁st airs ▁within ▁the ▁walls , ▁but ▁extern ally ▁cl ad ▁in ▁ne o - class ical ▁detail ing ; ▁Adam ▁clearly ▁took ▁some ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁Scottish ▁vern ac ular . ▁Ch atel her ault , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Hamilton ' s ▁" D og g ▁Kenn el " ▁and ▁hunting ▁l odge ▁near ▁Hamilton , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 3 . ▁His ▁re decor ation ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁a partment ▁in ▁Holy ro od house ▁was ▁Adam ' s ▁most ▁important ▁interior ▁design ▁commission . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 0 s ▁Adam ▁extended ▁T ay mouth ▁Castle ▁and ▁laid ▁out ▁gard ens , ▁although ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁largely ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁present ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Adam ' s ▁approach ▁here ▁mirror ed ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Bruce ▁at ▁Bal c ask ie , ▁extending ▁a ▁Scottish ▁tower ▁house ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁near - sym met rical ▁architect ural ▁composition . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 7 4 0 , ▁Adam ▁built ▁only ▁two ▁houses , ▁C umber na uld ▁House ▁for ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁W ig ton , ▁and ▁C ally ▁House ▁for ▁Alexander ▁Murray , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁complete ▁until ▁ 1 7 6 3 . ▁From ▁ 1 7 4 6 , ▁Adam ▁was ▁acting ▁as ▁" Int endant ▁General " ▁and ▁contract or , ▁over see ing ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁In ver