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Ardeer (also known as Ardeers)

Introduction

The remains of 18th-century parkland survive within the context of an urban park.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Access contact details

Ardeer Park is a public park.

Directions

Ardeer Park is just south of the centre of Stevenston.

History

Period

18th Century

Key Information

Type

Public Park

Purpose

Urban Park

Principal Building

Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces

Period

18th Century

Survival

Part: standing remains

Open to the public

Yes

References

References

  • Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Ardeer', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM]
  • Millar, A. H., {The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts} (Glasgow: Grimsay Press, 2004), pp. 10-11
  • Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} ( Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 69
  • {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854)
  • Captain M. J. Armstrong and Son {A New Map of Ayrshire} (1775)
  • William Roy {Military Survey of Scotland} (1750)
  • Love, D., {Lost Ayrshire: Ayrshire's Lost Architectural Heritage} (Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2005), pp. 20-22