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Perceton (also known as Nether Peinstoun, Perston, Percestoun, Peristoun(e), Pierstoune)

Introduction

The designed landscape at Perceton House has been largely built over. The house and some planting survive and lie within the Perceton Conservation Area.

History

Period

18th Century

Features & Designations

Designations

  • Conservation Area

  • Reference: Perceton

Features

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

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental Garden

Principal Building

House

Period

18th Century

Survival

Part: standing remains

Open to the public

Yes

References

References

  • Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Perceton', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM]
  • Millar, A. H., {The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts} (Glasgow: Grimsay Press, 2004), pp. 122-3
  • Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press,1992), pp. 62
  • {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)