Introduction
Sorn Castle is perched above the River Ayr in well-wooded grounds with lawns sweeping down to the river.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
020 7259 5688Website
http://www.hha.org.ukAccess contact details
The castle and gardens are open in July and early-August.
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: East gatehouse, Cleugh Cottage
- Grade: B
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Stables
- Grade: A
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Turbine House
- Grade: C(S)
Features
- Castle (featured building)
- Description: The original castle keep probably dates from the 14th century. There have been several remodellings over the centuries including one by David Bryce in 1864.
- Earliest Date:
- Lawn
- Description: Lawns sweeping down to the river.
- River
- Description: River Ayr.
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Sorn', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM] Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- Millar, A. H., {The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts} (Glasgow: Grimsay Press, 2004), pp. 136-7 The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts
- Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), pp. 151-2 Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Sinclair, J. (ed), {[Old] Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1971-9), Vol. 20, pp. 138-85 [Old] Statistical Account of Scotland 1791-1799
- Gordon, J. (ed), {The New Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1845), Vol. V, pp. 126-47 The 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. 302 The Castles of Scotland