Brief Description
Auchendrane sits on a bend of the River Doon.
History
The designed landscape was well-developed during the 17th and 18th centuries with parks, gardens and orchards. The landscape declined after the house became a ruin in the late-18th century. A new mansion was built in 1881.
- Features
- Mansion House (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- River
- Description: River Doon
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Auchendrane (Old or Over)', 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. 22-3The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts
- Mitchell, Sir A. (ed), {Geographical Collections Relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane} (Edinburgh: [n.pub.], 1907), Vol. 2, p. 10Geographical Collections relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane
- {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
- Coventry, M., {The Castles of Scotland} (Edinburgh: Goblinshead, 1997), p. 59The Castles of Scotland