Brief Description
Killochan Castle stands on the north bank of the Water of Girvan within a block of mixed woodland.
History
The land at Killochan has associations with the Cathcart Clan going back to at least the 14th century. The castle was built in the late-16th century and appears to have been well-endowed with woodland and orchards by the 17th century. During the 18th century a parkland landscape was developed and by the mid-19th century the house sat in a block of planting. The property passed out of the Cathcart family in the 20th century.
- Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: A 16th-century tower house with a Georgian extension.
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- History
Period
- Tudor (1485-1603)
- Contact
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Killochan', 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. 100-1The 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. 181-2Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Mitchell, Sir A. (ed), {Geographical Collections Relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane} (Edinburgh: [n.pub.], 1907), Vol. 2, p. 12Geographical Collections relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane
- 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