Brief Description
The estate at Dalquharran includes the ruins of the 15th-century castle and of the Robert Adam house of the late-18th century. It lies on the north bank of the Water of Girvan and there is still surviving woodland, although much reduced from the 18th and 19th centuries. There are currently plans to develop the site as a hotel with a golf course that incorporates the old ruined castle.
History
Dalquharran Castle was owned by the Kennedy family from the 17th until the mid-20th century. A new castle was designed by Robert Adam in the late-18th century. It replaced the earlier one, whose ruins became a picturesque feature in the landscape. There was considerable woodland planting in the late-18th and 19th centuries. The house was leased to the Youth Hostel Association for a few years before World War 2 and then requisitioned. Sold out of the family after the war, the house was un-roofed in about 1967. The estate was sold to developers in 2001 and there are plans for a luxury hotel and a new golf course.
- Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: There are late 19th-century extensions by Wardrop and Reid.
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- Ruin
- Description: The ruins of the old Dalquharran Castle, built in the 15th century.
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- Authorities
Electoral Ward
- South Carrick
- Associated People
Just one person associated to Dalquharran Castle
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- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Dalquharran (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. 68-9The 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), pp. 184-5Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Sinclair, J. (ed), {[Old] Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1971-9), Vol. 10, pp. 34-53[Old] Statistical Account of Scotland 1791-1799
- Anderson, M. L., {A History of Scottish Forestry}, (London: Nelson, 1967), Vol. 1, p. 187 and p. 534A History of Scottish Forestry
- {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. 141The Castles of Scotland