Introduction
Sundrum Castle is situated above a tributary of the River Ayr and is part of a larger estate. Elements of mid-18th-century planting features still influence today's landscape.
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- Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: The present house dates from 1792 and incorporates an earlier structure.
- Designations
- Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Sundrum Mains
- Grade: B
- History
History
Built for relatives of Sir William Wallace in the mid-14th century, Sundrum Castle became the Cathcart family seat from later that century until the mid-18th century. There were orchards, parkland and woods in the early-18th century but around the middle of the century the estate was linked briefly with neighbouring Auchincruive and the designed landscape expanded and became more complex. Planting features included strips, clumps and mounts.The planting declined after this when the estate was divided and passed through the hands of several owners. It was sold to a hotel syndicate in 1936 and has since been restored by Salopian Estates with help from Historic Scotland.
Period
- Tudor (1485-1603)
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Sundrum', 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. 138-9The 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), p. 42Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Anderson, M. L., {A History of Scottish Forestry}, (London: Nelson, 1967), Vol. 1, p. 412A 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. 309The Castles of Scotland