Brief Description
Penkill Castle is situated on the eastern edge of the wooded Penwhapple Glen. The house was associated with the pre-Raphaelite painter and poet William Bell Scott during the latter part of the 19th century, through his friendship with the Boyd family.
History
Penkill Castle's associations with the Boyd clan go back to the 14th century. An impaled park and planting are recorded by the mid-17th century and woodland planting continued through the centuries. The ruinous tower house was restored in the mid-19th century. The castle passed out of the Boyd family in the 1960s but is still privately owned.
- Authorities
Electoral Ward
- South Carrick
- History
Period
- 16th Century
- Contact
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Penkill (Castle)', 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), pp. 183-4Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Anderson, M. L., {A History of Scottish Forestry}, (London: Nelson, 1967), Vol. 2, p. 66A History of Scottish Forestry
- {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. 277The Castles of Scotland
- Holloway, J. and Errington, L., {The Discovery of Scotland: The appreciation of Scottish scenery through two centuries of painting}, (Edinburgh: The National Gallery of Scotland, 1978), pp. 128-36The Discovery of Scotland: The appreciation of Scottish scenery through two centuries of painting