Brief Description
Benan is situated in the valley of the River Stinchar at the foot of the distinctive Benan Hill. It was well-wooded in the 16th and 17th centuries.
History
Although there was a wooded park at Benan in the 16th and 17th centuries, maps dating from the latter half of the 18th century do not show the woodland. By the mid-19th century there was a walled garden at Benan and a hint of formal planting that may have been a remnant of a former landscape.
- History
Period
- Tudor (1485-1603)
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Benan', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM]Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854)Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch
- Joan Blaeu {Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame} (Amsterdam, 1654)Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame