Introduction
Castlehill is what remains of an 18th- and 19th-century estate, now surrounded by housing development in the town of Ayr. The house was demolished in the 1960s and the grounds have been used as a public park since the late-20th century. The park is notable for its areas of woodland which include some interesting mature specimen trees.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
Castlehill Estate is open to the public throughout the year.
Owners
South Ayrshire Council
County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, KA7 1DR
- Key Information
Type
Public Park
Purpose
Urban Park
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Survival
Part: standing remains
Open to the public
Yes
Electoral Ward
Ayr Masonhill
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Castlehill', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM]
- Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 6
- Gordon, J. (ed), {The New Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1845), Vol. V, pp. 273-88
- Captain M. J. Armstrong and Son {A New Map of Ayrshire} (1775)
- William Roy {Military Survey of Scotland} (1750)
- Joan Blaeu {Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame} (Amsterdam, 1654)
- Coventry, M., {The Castles of Scotland} (Edinburgh: Goblinshead, 1997), p. 253