Introduction
Hunterston House and its core designed landscape of woodland and pasture survive in a degraded setting dominated by the Hunterston Nuclear Power Station and the Ore Terminal. Hunterston Castle, restored in the early-20th century, is now the home of the Hunter family.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0131 668 8600
- History
Period
18th Century
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Hunterston Castle
- Grade: A
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: The Walled Garden
- Grade: C(S)
Features
- House (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Country Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
House
Period
18th Century
Survival
Part: standing remains
Electoral Ward
West Kilbride
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Hunterston', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM] Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- Gordon, J. (ed), {The New Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1845), Vol. V, pp. 243-73 The New Statistical Account of Scotland
- {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