Introduction
Craufurdland Castle has been owned by the same family since the 13th century. The designed landscape contains woodland, pasture and a loch. The estate offers private fishing and woodland burial facilities.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Owners
The Houison-Craufurd family
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- History
Period
Tudor (1485-1603)
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Tudor (1485-1603)
Survival
Extant
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Craufurdland Castle', 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. 60-1 The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts
- {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. 134 The Castles of Scotland