Brief Description
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.
History
By the mid-17th century there was a small wooded estate at Monkcastle. The Miller family resided there from 1723 until at least the mid-19th century. A new house was built in 1820 to replace Monk Castle. There is a reference to thriving plantations in the mid-19th century.
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- House (featured building)
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References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Monkcastle', 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. 89Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Gordon, J. (ed), {The New Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1845), Vol. V, pp. 811-34The 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
- 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. 259The Castles of Scotland