Brief Description
The house at Ardmillan burnt down in the mid-20th century and was demolished. Much of the estate woodland survives on hills behind the site of the castle. Part of the site is now occupied by a caravan park.
History
The history of Ardmillan goes back to the 16th century, when there was a tower house with an enclosed park and some planting. By the mid-18th century there was formal planting around the house and further woodland planting in the wider estate. The house was extended in the 18th century and later destroyed by fire in the mid-20th century.
- History
Period
- 16th Century
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Ardmillan (Castle)', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM]Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- Millar, A. H., {The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts} (Glasgow: Grimsay Press, 2004), pp. 12-3The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts
- {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854)Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch
- Captain M. J. Armstrong and Son {A New Map of Ayrshire} (1775)A New Map of Ayrshire
- William Roy {Military Survey of Scotland} (1750)Military Survey of Scotland
- Joan Blaeu {Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame} (Amsterdam, 1654)Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame
- Love, D., {Lost Ayrshire: Ayrshire's Lost Architectural Heritage} (Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2005), pp. 1-3Lost Ayrshire: Ayrshire's Lost Architectural Heritage