Brief Description
The former estate of Kilbirnie, which had its heyday in the first half of the 18th century, is now split in two by the A760. South of the road the parkland has been made into a golf course, although some earlier features remain. North of the road is the new house, Place of Kilbirnie, with a 19th-century designed landscape.
History
There was a designed landscape at Kilbirnie by the mid-18th century with an avenue, walled enclosures and a walled garden. The house burnt down in 1757 and the gardens, parkland and wooded policies went into decline. From the mid-19th century the designed landscape was extended northwards to take in the new house, Place of Kilbirnie.
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References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Place [of Kilbirnie]', 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. 94Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Sinclair, J. (ed), {[Old] Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1971-9), Vol. 7[Old] Statistical Account of Scotland 1791-1799
- Gordon, J. (ed), {The New Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1845), Vol. V, pp. 689-727The 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