Brief Description
Glaisnock House is situated just outside Cumnock and its grounds include a wooded glen. Fragments of a narrow boundary belt planted during the 19th century survive. After a major refurbishment the house has opened as a centre for enterprise and creativity.
History
The mid-18th-century park at Glaisnock consisted of tree-lined enclosures and was divided in two by an avenue. There was further planting in the 18th and 19th centuries, including woodland and shelterbelts. A new house was built in the 1830s for a Mr James Allason. The estate was broken up in 1949 and the house sold to the County Council. It was closed in 1973 after a period as a school. Glaisnock has now been refurbished and has opened as a European centre for creativity.
- Features
- Commercial (featured building)
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- Tree Belt
- Description: Fragments of a narrow boundary belt planted during the 19th century survive.
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References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Glaisnock', 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), p. 141Ayrshire 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