Introduction
Montgreenan Hotel is situated on the banks of the Lugton Water. There are formal terraces in front of the house and about 20 hectares of parkland and woodland surrounding the hotel.
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- Features
- Hotel (featured building)
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- Terrace
- Description: There are formal terraces in front of the house.
- History
History
For centuries the land at Montgreenan was the seat of the Ross and the Cunninghame families, who occupied the now-ruined castle. The designed landscape appears to have been laid out in the latter part of the 18th century with the bulk of the planting carried out during the 19th century. Montgreenan has been a hotel since 1982. When last researched in 2015, the hotel appeared to be permanently closed.
Period
- 18th Century
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Montgreenan', 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. 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
- 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