Brief Description
The ruined shell of Craigneil Castle stands on a partially-quarried knoll of limestone above the River Stinchar.
History
Craigneil Castle is said to have been built in the 13th century by Neil, Earl of Carrick. During the 17th century there was a designed landscape with an impaled, wooded park and planting by the River Stinchar. The planting appears to have degraded by the mid-18th century and the castle was a ruin by the end of the century.
- Features
- Castle (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Authorities
Electoral Ward
- South Carrick
- Contact
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Craigneil Castle', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM]Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), pp. 191-2Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- {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. 132The Castles of Scotland