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Monkcastle (also known as Moncastel, Monk Castle)

Introduction

Monkcastle is situated in the valley of the River Garnock surrounded by blocks and strips of planting. The remains of the 16th-century Monk Castle sit in woodland and the walled garden survives.

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Features & Designations

Designations

  • Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building

  • Reference: Lodge
  • Grade: C(S)

  • Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building

  • Reference: Stables
  • Grade: C(S)

  • Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building

  • Reference: Walled garden
  • Grade: C(S)

Features

  • House (featured building)
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
Key Information

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

House

Survival

Part: standing remains

Open to the public

Yes

References

References

  • Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Monkcastle', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM]
  • Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 89
  • Gordon, J. (ed), {The New Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1845), Vol. V, pp. 811-34
  • {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854)
  • Captain M. J. Armstrong and Son {A New Map of Ayrshire} (1775)
  • William Roy {Military Survey of Scotland} (1750)
  • Joan Blaeu {Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame} (Amsterdam, 1654)
  • Coventry, M., {The Castles of Scotland} (Edinburgh: Goblinshead, 1997), p. 259