Introduction
Cloncaird is set on a steep slope above the Water of Girvan just north of the neighbouring Blairquhan estate. The present designed landscape was laid out in the early-19th century when the house was rebuilt.
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- Features & Designations
Designations
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Bridge
- Grade: C(S)
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Former Garage and Store
- Grade: C(S)
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Stable Block and Boundary Wall, Steps and Ancillary Structures
- Grade: C(S)
Features
- Castle (featured building)
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental Garden
Principal Building
House
Survival
Extant
Electoral Ward
North Carrick and Maybole East
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Cloncaird', 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. 50-1 The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts
- Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 186 Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Mitchell, Sir A. (ed), {Geographical Collections Relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane} (Edinburgh: [n.pub.], 1907), Vol. 2 Geographical 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
- 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), pp. 119-20 The Castles of Scotland